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    Ended Official BYC Contest - Guess When We'll Reach 400,000 Members!

    5/1/2020 5pm
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    Bantam Easter egger non-hatchery cockerels (Bl splash with Co on S/eWh) - Quad Cities, IL/IA

    I have five young bantam roos that need rehomed. These are from non-hatchery stock. They are blue and blue splash and a couple have crests. Very cute, docile. Most of my flock are based on silver wheaten and carry columbian. I can't guarantee any genetics on these little roos though. Five...
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    Frizzled Showgirl (showBOY) Cockerel - Quad Cities, IL

    Yes, I was able to find him a good home locally! We are having an early winter here :( and it got too cold to ship. Thank you to everyone for your interest!
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    Frizzled Showgirl (showBOY) Cockerel - Quad Cities, IL

    I'm sending you a PM!
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    Frizzled Showgirl (showBOY) Cockerel - Quad Cities, IL

    They are hard to find!
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    Frizzled Showgirl (showBOY) Cockerel - Quad Cities, IL

    This is "Panda". He just started to crow and I am going to have to rehome him. He is a "Showgirl" (a silkie with a naked neck) and he also has frizzled feathers. He is very sweet and gentle. I am located in the Quad Cities on the IL side (Moline). I am willing to ship if you pay for it and...
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    Should I use Tylan 50 for bantam chick leg injury? Orally?

    I just wanted to follow-up and let everyone know that little Emilia did eventually heal :celebrate and was successfully reintegrated into the flock. She has a scar on her leg from her ordeal and is smaller in size than her cohort but otherwise faring well. I'm really glad I used the Tylan on...
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    Should I use Tylan 50 for bantam chick leg injury? Orally?

    Thanks Wyorp Rock! Emilia is doing fine so far. She is eating and drinking and seems to be in good spirits, but will not stand on the injured leg yet. I've cleaned the wounds with a betadine solution and liberally applied triple antibiotic ointment. I don't see any signs so far that she has...
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    Should I use Tylan 50 for bantam chick leg injury? Orally?

    I have an ~ 10 week old bantam chick who injured her leg at the joint. I have no idea how she managed this, but it looks like she got the leg stuck and mangled it at the joint trying to get loose. The joint is now swollen and hot to the touch. So far all I have done is isolate her (brought...
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    Bantam Easter egger cockerels in IL, non-hatchery bloodlines, kid-friendly, sweet personalities!

    I would love to have a rooster flock, but for now I'm living in a neighborhood in city limits so I'm fortunate to be able to have my one roo.
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    Bantam Easter egger cockerels in IL, non-hatchery bloodlines, kid-friendly, sweet personalities!

    I have ~ dozen little males from my May hatch that are in need of homes. These are bantam Easter eggers that come from non-hatchery bloodlines. Many of the birds I breed end up as children's pets, as 4-H birds, or with families that desire a kid-friendly rooster. Roosters from this flock tend...
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    Sex-linked genetic component to nutritional deficiency? Or???

    Anyone?
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    Sex-linked genetic component to nutritional deficiency? Or???

    I have been breeding bantam non-hatchery Easter eggers for 7 years now and do a hatch once or twice a year, usually 20-50 chicks per hatch. It seems that with each hatch I'll have a chick, always a male, that starts out fine but then develops leg issues around 8-12 weeks of age give or take. I...
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    illinois towns that allow backyard chickens

    Ordinances allowing up to six hens have recently been passed in Moline, IL and Rock Island, IL as well as Davenport, IA just across the river (the Quad Cities).
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    EE genetics

    I think it's an unknown, just no way to really be sure what you might get. They could be "hiding" all sorts of colors and patterns in their genes. But that's what makes Easter eggers so much fun:)
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