HI Keltie, I have a 9-10wk Bantam Cochin that is exibiting the exact same symptoms that you are descibing.... I just saw leadwolf1 reply and wanted to know if you had try'd what they recommened??? I'm heading to Tractor Supply Centre tonight to pick up some vitamin supplements and also thought...
HI, i got my chicks from a small hobby breeder by London....they're only 8-9wks old so no eggs yet.....will keep ya posted. Glad to have you on....good luck on the coop!!!!
I have no eggs as of yet still got a while to go.... But I have been using plain yogurt for a treat about every other day, this should help with calcium.
Hi all you Ontarions!!! I'm down southern Ont in Sarnia area. I found my Banty Cochins on kijiji.com, from a lady just 5 min north of London. She had a good assortment of banty, regular, also had ducks too. She was very informative,being that its my first time being a chicken owner. She first...
Wow, sounds like you'll have your hands full for abit...GOOD LUCK Yes, they all are pretty unique in colouring... I actually think that the one is a frizzle breed, just because the way the feathers almost seem to be growing the oppisite way, SO funny watching them. Great cheap entertainment!
Thanks PEI chicken, I have 7 bantam cochins. Only am going to be keeping the females...not to sure which are which yet,lol. Its killing me and my gf, we want to know! We will only be keeping 3 or 4 depending on how many females there are. I posted closer-up pics of them on another thread...check...
Picked up 7 bantam cochins,near London Ontario. They are 4-5 wks at this point. Not sure at this point male or female, I only want female. Have not named any yet.
Now this is at 5-6 wks, still don't know genders. Any guess's???
Chickies enjoying they're new coop.
HI all, thanks again for the warm welcome!
Well I just picked up my chicks 2 nights ago, so cute! Picked out 7 bantam cochens, hoping at least 3 are hens. They are all between 3-4 weeks, all are little fuzz balls. So far so good all are eating,drinking,pooping, and sleeping tons. So fun to...
WOW! Thanks everyone from far and wide, what a great network. Can't wait to get going on a coop, only going to have 2 hens. See how I manage with that.
Great info thanks a lot. I just ordered a book off amazon.ca called"Chickens In Your Backyard: A Beginner's Guide" all the reviews were mostly 5 star and alot of 4's also. Any good recommendations on any others??? Figure I'll start with 2 good books to get started.
Hello all,
So far I am very impressed at how everyone on this site comes together to help out one another. I'm at the state of researching the kind of breed I want. I'm just looking for a couple good egg layers. I live in an urbanized city, but we are allowed chickens....with some strict...