We had an extreme cold spell in January, during which I found a little Dutch (?) bantam rooster in a patch of brambles and trees. He looked freezing and I worried he might not survive because of food scarcity and predators, so I tried to catch him, but he's a smart little bugger and just refused...
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My 5yo Japanese bantam hen started limping a few days ago. She seemed fine otherwise, did everything she usually does (potter around, dirt bathe, run for treats, fly up onto things) and the limp barely seemed to inconvenience her. She doesn't have bumblefoot and there don't seem to be any...
A few months ago, we lost a 4yo Japanese Bantam rooster to some sort of mystery illness and I was wondering if anyone here has any idea of what it might have been. I wasn't there to see it as I was abroad, so I don't have any pictures.
My mother noticed the beginning of what seemed like...
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It's extremely hot over here 34-36°C and it came very suddenly yesterday. Apparently it's going to last another week. We've never had a summer like this before!
We have two Japanese Bantams, a 4-5yo hen and a 3-4yo rooster who normally roam our back yard and although there is...
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I'm a 22yo lady with two beautiful black tailed buff Japanese Bantams, a 4-5yo hen who doesn't really have a name but is amicably called 'fattie' and a 3yo rooster whom I have named Samuel Pepys, but the other members of my family disagree with that name and choose to...