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bantam chick question

Discussion in 'Raising Baby Chicks' started by Hatchingegg, Jun 28, 2007.

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  1. Jun 28, 2007 #1
    Hatchingegg

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    is there any different way to take care of a bantam chick then you would a standard size?
     
  3. Jun 28, 2007 #2
    Judymae

    Judymae Chillin' With My Peeps

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    I have 12 standard size chickies and 1 banty silkie right now in the brooder. The only thing I have to do differently is make sure the waterer and feeder is not to high up off the ground. I put both on top of a turned over bowl to try to keep the shavings out but you have to make sure the banty can still reach into it.

    I kept losing my little silkie amongst all the others. It is sooooo much smaller than the others. Here is a pic when we first got them.

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    Now the difference is even more at 4 weeks old. I just haven't had a chance to get photos!
     

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