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    Bantam hen egg productivity

    How many eggs should it be reasonable to expect from bantam hens? We know all three of our Sulmtaler bantams have recently started laying, and have contributed at least 14 eggs between them in the last seven days, with 2 or 3 extra coming from one or both of our Polish (Casserole is definitely...
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    We have our first egg!!!

    Despite it being bitterly cold and frosty, one of our hens has decided that it's as good a time as any to start laying. Pretty sure it was one of the Sulmtalers (most likely Bumblebee or Sonic), as we're sure we read that Polish lay white eggs. Nevertheless, for a first attempt we are rather...
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    Re-homing rooster advice.....

    Having successfully given our Polish rooster Soup the best new home possible, we've now found a new abode for one of our Sulmtaler roosters. Which one is it best to remove though? They were hatched from eggs together and are 3 1/2 months old, have shown no violence toward each other apart from...
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    Soup is loud, and just wants the hens to love him back.....

    Soup has become far too loud. Unfortunately he's reached the age where he spends every waking moment trying to mount Roast and Casserole, but they aren't interested at all. In fact they run to, and clamber onto K at any opportunity just to get away from his advances. This has resulted in him...
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    Sulmtalers are growing up.....and they like yogurt

    They are nearly 6 weeks old now, and outside in a warm coop with secure run. Sonic is definitely enjoying the extra space, especially when we let her out to have a proper roam around the garden. We've read it's best to do this regularly, lest Sulmtalers get too lethargic and tubby...
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    Cassie may have a respiratory disease :-(

    We have a feeling that one of our 3 Polish bantams, Casserole, is suffering with what could be a respiratory disease. She seems perfectly fine within herself, is eating, dust bathing, and generally frolicking with the others, and isn't any smaller or malnourished in any way. However, she...
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    Action shots

    We managed to get this picture of Roast thoroughly enjoying a dust bath outside in the sun. ...and here's one of our 3 week old Sulmtalers having a bit of a stretch. Whilst there are loads of amazing images of everybody's birds here, We thought it would be nice to see a collection of...
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    What do Sulmtalers actually eat?

    Seriously. We've had no success with food that our Polish happily devour, and if it's not chick crumb they turn their beaks up like snooty toffs. What do they eat? They are completely disinterested in mealworms, nibble at tuna but decide it's not caviar and waddle off, and seem a bit...
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    We managed to wash their crazy hair

    Soup wasn't willing to stay still and pose for pictures, but Casserole and Roast happily perched for a bit before having a dust bath. Pretty certain Soup is a rooster based on attempts to crow, but still not sure about these two. Nearly seven weeks old and we can't tell for sure yet...
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    Sulmtalers are definitely plotting something.....

    We can tell.......it's in their eyes Our 11 day old Sulmtaler chicks are thick as thieves, and always seem to rapidly disperse whenever we pop in to see them. They must be up to something. Despite reading that they were a docile and sedentary breed, they can be rather sprightly when...
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    Greetings from the UK.....

    Good afternoon all, Having recently had the Heartbreak of our 2 lovely chickens being taken by foxes, we've incubated and hatched a new flock of rambunctious Polish and Sulmtaler bantams. This is Bok and Frenzy. They were becoming rather tame, and had started to enjoy listening to...
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