Do you think it's because they were late summer hatches? July 12 isn't that late imo, because I also ordered some standard birds too from that hatch and gave them to a friend, and he said they began laying eggs early this week
I actually had good results so far except for my green queen bantams...I honestly don't blame the vent sexer person because both my green queen bantams are very active and dislike human touch generally. Regina, my supposed pullet, was a little more docile as a chick but still wild. Draco (the...
Its sooo hard to take a picture of Regina but here she is! She's still about the size of my paint silkie and a bit larger than my other bantams; but I think she isn't going to be huge like I initially thought... She has a Crest and silkied feathers! Her sister Zelena (the last pic) had feathered...
It is from meyer hatchery in Ohio. Mypetchicken sources their birds from them but claim it's from different stock🤷♂️ That's why some are exclusive to one and not the other. Fir example I think meyer has a sage egger bantam but mypetchicken doesn't. Both have green queen bantams however.
I think they definitely have silkie in them, bc my girl has a similar crest, 5 toes, darker skin, and black silkied feathers. I heard the silkie gene is recessive so she might be a mix of two silkie crosses? Idk! At first she was larger then my other bantams as a chick, actually the same size as...
They are very cute! I think the two black and white ones look a lot like my gal, but I'm excited to see how the three in the middle turn out😁 Please update pics in time if you can!
Did you get yours? I got two on July 12 and they were/are very fiesty! I ended up giving one of them away to a friend bc she wouldn't let me hold her (I hold friendliness high as I have a 1 year old daughter). Regina, the girl I have left is extremely independent but tolerates human touch if...