Blimey, I have 9 bantams and have been keeping them for 14 months now. I too feed them the occasional slice of melon. I lost my rusty about 5 weeks ago and now wonder if this was why as she showed no sign of illness and was dead in the coop in the morning. Rusty was a year old wellsummer hen
Hi, this is my first time hatching eggs and I am using my broody bantie Elsie. She hatched a hamburg splash egg on day 22 and another on day 23. The other eggs are another splash and 3 small brown mixed breed ones. Its now day 25 and two of the brown eggs are occasionaly pipping quietly and...
Hi, I have a Pekin Bantie that went broody. I brought her indoors in her own box with straw and she settled straight away. I let her out once a day for a stretch and a poop and she left the eggs for around 2 minutes before coming back indoors on her own. Day 20 was scary as she kicked out an egg...
Hi, my Bantie has been sitting on eggs for 25 days now. She started with 6 and hatched 1 on day 22 and one on day 23 but nothing since, however there is a gentle pipping and chirping coming from 2 of the remaining four eggs. How much longer does anyone think it will be? I am looking at advice...