Bantam chickens.. a friendly discussion about all pure and mixed breeds.

[Arbutus Peregrine]

Vega really stole the show yesterday... She's just so cute! She was being extra cuddly.

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Here are two of my regular cuddlers... gotta get more photos of this!

 

[chickens really]

okay, so I wiped them with a warmly wet paper towel. Was that bad? I'm still unsure about best practices with that! I understand there's a bloom that protects the eggs. I also understand you want to use warm water if you do clean them. Is it best to just leave them as-is? I'm just thinking of the future when I give them to other people!!

Awww and don't worry about wiping your eggs as long as clean. Put into a carton pointy end down and then in the fridge.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Very pretty Birds...

Thanks

Okay, what kind of D'Uccle? So pretty!
And then a pair of Golden Sebrights
And perhaps an OEGB?

Not a purebred d'uccle. She's a mottled serama x mille fleur d'uccle. Yes, that's Eclipse the silver duckwing OEGB.

Here's a picture showing my purebred d'uccle compared to Popcorn, the mix-

They were puffed up like that because they were getting ready to fight.

 

[chickens really]

Thanks

Not a purebred d'uccle. She's a mottled serama x mille fleur d'uccle. Yes, that's Eclipse the silver duckwing OEGB.

Here's a picture showing my purebred d'uccle compared to Popcorn, the mix-
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They were puffed up like that because they were getting ready to fight.

Still absolutely adorable little birds.....

 

[Arbutus Peregrine]

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Just LOVE those call ducks!!!

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Sun bathers!! So happy

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This silkie looks like she's at the salon under the hair dryer!
Sebright is so pretty!
Is that a rosecomb?

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Very athletic Silkies... and the last one knows how to play hard to get!

 

[Arbutus Peregrine]

Thanks

Not a purebred d'uccle. She's a mottled serama x mille fleur d'uccle. Yes, that's Eclipse the silver duckwing OEGB.

Here's a picture showing my purebred d'uccle compared to Popcorn, the mix-
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They were puffed up like that because they were getting ready to fight.

And that's why mixes are so great-- gorgeous!!! Thanks for sharing! Love them.

 

[Arbutus Peregrine]

Awww and don't worry about wiping your eggs as long as clean. Put into a carton pointy end down and then in the fridge.

Thanks! Will do!

 

[Arbutus Peregrine]

First eggs are always exciting ... Thank you for sharing.
Appreciate the size comparison. Your chickens are adorable Love the colors

Thanks so much! I'm lucky to have these babies!!

 

[ChickNanny13]

Ok you all convinced me ... Bantams it is ... Seramas will be my switch over breed.

 

[Arbutus Peregrine]

Belated, but from me, too, to those of you who celebrate it!



Here are some of my safe bantam chickens a few days ago.

Fawn SDW OEGBs. My girls Vega and Altair, and then the boys Toli, Acher, and Rigel (the Khaki). The boys are shedding tail feathers and regrowing them, so their tails aren't quite as full and pretty as last time I took their pictures.

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Silkie-feathered Cochin bantams; first is Abra, the partridge-ish patterned one, and then Rowena, a Red:

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Silkie x EE mix Ganymede:

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I'm so glad these beauties lived through another Thanksgiving!! Phew!!

Your birds are gorgeous! What colors! I love the fawn colors especially and the three handsome boys together!