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    Can we talk about housing bantams?

    Ah, now I see the white earlobe.
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    Can we talk about housing bantams?

    Beautiful birds! I especially love that Welsummer. I think it’s a Welsummer, right?
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    Can we talk about housing bantams?

    My main concerns were winter hardiness and being picked on by the layer flock. So I wasn’t sure if I should house them indoors during the winter or not. We occasionally see -10 f in the winter. My preference would be for them to free range. I just wanted some reassurance.
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    Can we talk about housing bantams?

    I just picked up 6 Seabright chicks, 3 Silver and 3 Golden, as well as a OEGB cockerel. This is my first time keeping bantams. I keep a laying flock of 40 hens and 2 roosters who free range all day. I’m thinking about how I want to keep these bantams, keeping in mind that I’d like to breed the...
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    Better than bringing donuts to the office!

    Where do you get those egg cartons?
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    Advice on rooster management.

    I have 5 Black Sex Links, 4 Easter Egger, 2 Jersey Giants and 2 Welsummer. They're all relatively sturdy birds. I'm still feeling out what my ideal breed of chicken is right now and I doubt I'll be breeding any of these for future layers. To be honest, the only birds that I'm really happy...
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    Advice on rooster management.

    I think I'm leaning towards keeping the Jersey Giant. He has such a nice disposition so far and I like the novelty of a massive bird. My wife won't let me butcher the Polish, so I'm not sure what his fate holds.
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    Advice on rooster management.

    A little background. I have a flock of 13 hens and three roosters. Rooster A is a 5 month old Jersey Giant. Rooster B is a Sumatra/Ameraucana mix and rooster C is a 5 month old Polish. Recently the Sumatra mix has been chasing off my Jersey Giant and ostracizing him from the rest of the...
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