➡I accidentally bought Balut eggs: 2 live ducks! Now a Chat Thread!

[Conan]

Baluttie peeps: who here keeps bantam chickens? DH wants the new flock to include some fakers Any special advice or things I need to be aware of? We have never had bantams before.

Me, me, me!!! I love my bantams. They are the best. I have never had any issues with my standard chickens picking on them, either.
Which type are you thinking about?

 

[FortCluck]

Groot hanging out. He's put on some weight this week. He even ate half his salad today.

 

[CSAchook]

Do you guys have a lot?

I don't know I never check on them cause they make me uncomfortable. DH is in charge of all things roach related. I just helped with the research.

While you are waiting for the colony to grow you will need to buy nymphs to feed Groot. The nymphs will live a long time so we used to just buy a bunch at a time and add them to the same tank. If they got too big for baby Tad they could always be added to the breeder group.

 

[CSAchook]

Me, me, me!!! I love my bantams. They are the best. I have never had any issues with my standard chickens picking on them, either.
Which type are you thinking about?

Cackle and Purely Poultry both sell a small number of sexed bantam breeds (cochins, old english game, and brahmas plus a few others I forgot). We will definitely get some of the cochins but not sure what else. Whenever we decide to get another rooster though I want a bantam english game. I also love the look of d'uccles.

What do you have??? And do you keep a rooster? Is he full sized or bantam?

 

[007Sean]

Oh Mr. Bond @007Sean
Do you know these berries?

I do not! Looks kinda like some of the Venzeuelan peppers I have...don't eat what you don't know!

 

[FortCluck]

@CSAchook I have a few bantams

One is a sebright and the other is a bantam golden lace polish. The sebright rooster is my favorite, he is so cocky.

 

[Kiki]

Baluttie peeps: who here keeps bantam chickens? DH wants the new flock to include some fakers Any special advice or things I need to be aware of? We have never had bantams before.

Your fakers are going to be so dumb!
I am almost convinced that I need some too.

 

[ShrekDawg]

Your fakers are going to be so dumb!
I am almost convinced that I need some too.

me too. I think I need some Silkies or Cochins or bantam Easter Eggers

 

[Kiki]

me too. I think I need some Silkies or Cochins or bantam Easter Eggers

Have you built your second coop yet or figured out what you are going to do with all those baby boys?

 

[ShrekDawg]

Have you built your second coop yet or figured out what you are going to do with all those baby boys?

Not yet but my dad put the fence around the dog house the other day by himself. He just wants to move them outside ASAP without fixing the doghouse first or building a coop or anything.

Doghouse is way too small for all of them but may work temporarily. But it definitely needs some fixes first.

He’s in a hurry to get them out and I don’t blame him but now he’s made more work for himself because I’m gonna make him move it.