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  1. MollyDog01

    Wild Ducks invading my Free-Range chicken property.

    Looking for any advice....which is probably NOT going to be what I want to hear but we free range our Pekin Bantams daily. We are breeders so have anywhere up to 100 birds at any given time on the property. We are in a rural area, with lots of dams around and these obviously attract ducks. We...
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    Can anyone help with their opinions? What colours are my Pekins?

    Thanks BayBay Peepers.....we think they are super cute too. So many people don't think they exist, or like you, think that I have made a mistake when discussing them. THANK YOU for taking the time to check it out for yourself. They make GREAT pets and love the human interaction as you can see...
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    Can anyone help with their opinions? What colours are my Pekins?

    Hi Canadianislupus, Thanks for your comments on our birds. We think they are beautiful too. These guys are Pekin bantams and are actually a true breed. It is a breed which has no large counterpart, so we think they are quite special. People are used to hearing about bantam wyandotte, bantam...
  4. MollyDog01

    Can anyone help with their opinions? What colours are my Pekins?

    While our little guys are not necessarily heritage colours, they are pure bred bantams, and even if they weren't we just love them anyway! We are definitely crazy chicken people here and all our birds are hand raised and very used to human interaction. Even the rooster is prone to laying on his...
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    Can anyone help with their opinions? What colours are my Pekins?

    These are the parents. I wasn't expecting them to throw these colours.
  6. MollyDog01

    Can anyone help with their opinions? What colours are my Pekins?

    Can anyone tell me what colours they would consider these 2 young pullets and 1 little roo to be? So many people tell me different things so thought I would put it out there and listen to the majority.
  7. MollyDog01

    What "colour" would you call these Pekin Bantams?

    Can anyone tell me what colours they would consider these 2 young pullets and 1 little roo to be? So many people tell me different things so thought I would put it out there and listen to the majority.
  8. MollyDog01

    Advice: Get a Rooster!

    We have a Pekin Bantam rooster which we have hand raised since 4 days old. He is definitely in control of the whole flock, including the other roosters he has sired. He does his job marvelously, finding food for the hens, watching over the flock while they are free ranging and even getting in...
  9. MollyDog01

    2015 BYC Calendar - Your Pictures Needed!

    Spike the Pekin Bantam Rooster
  10. MollyDog01

    2015 BYC Calendar - Your Pictures Needed!

    Storm the Pekin Bantam with her first chicks. She's only 7 months old herself and doing a GREAT job!
  11. MollyDog01

    One Pekin Bantam Rooster to 3 Pekin bantam hens

    Thank you for your comments, and YES they are just so friendly and interactive. Every time I let them have a free range they all end up perching on either my arm, leg or shoulder for 10 minutes each. They love to be stroked under and along their beaks. Very friendly little guys. The rooster even...
  12. MollyDog01

    One Pekin Bantam Rooster to 3 Pekin bantam hens

    Thank you for your comments. I do love my little flock and they are all so friendly. At 7 weeks, the little roo does his morning crow and awakens the world...lol. He is very attentive to the hens, always herding them out of any perceived danger. We have a small hen house and run but they free...
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    One Pekin Bantam Rooster to 3 Pekin bantam hens

    Thank you for your input. I have been quite worried about the dynamics of such a small group after reading many of the posts about the ratio of hen to rooster. They are very spoiled pets, who have the best of everything. We just want to make sure they are able to coexist in this group. They seem...
  14. MollyDog01

    One Pekin Bantam Rooster to 3 Pekin bantam hens

    Of the 4 Pekin bantam chicks we acquired at 4 days old, now at 7 weeks it is clear we have one little rooster. As you can see in the picture he takes very good care of his girls and keeps them well in line. My question is that will the 3 girls be enough for him, or can I expect to have to...
  15. MollyDog01

    When to go outside in hot weather?

    Thank you...it's so good to have people to ask when I need help. Cheers!
  16. MollyDog01

    When to go outside in hot weather?

    Thanks for your tip. Do you find that they are ok overnight at 3 weeks as well? I'm concerned about the night temps dropping up here in the Sunshine Coast Hinterland.
  17. MollyDog01

    When to go outside in hot weather?

    The little guys did really well outside until about 4pm yesterday. I did try the wet towel. I hung it over the run part of the cage and as well as keeping in cooler when the breeze came through it, it also provided a little bit more shade while the sun was high. I have a watermelon ready to go...
  18. MollyDog01

    When to go outside in hot weather?

    Thank you. I will maybe NOT put my little guys out when I go to work for those days. I am only gone about 6 hours for 3 days a week, but I would rather play it safe and keep them in the house/garage. If they were to somehow knock the water, or start panting again as they did last week, I would...
  19. MollyDog01

    When to go outside in hot weather?

    Thankfully we have no snow in Australia, especially in our area. I didn't realise how much damage it could do to the chickens.
  20. MollyDog01

    When to go outside in hot weather?

    Our overnight temps are only dropping to approx mid 60's, with the occasional dip maybe 10 degrees lower. Yesterday, by around 4pm they were huddled together in the house keeping warm. I brought them back into the garage at that time and they all went straight under the heat lamp. It didn't feel...
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