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

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FSDW OEGBs Sybil and Winston this morning, begging for more pieces of my bagel.

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For just a bit of context... We got a sudden cold snap last night, and I have a few birds in the middle of severe molts that were not handling it well at all, so I brought them inside until this cold snap is over. Well, the OEGB girls were acting a bit iffy, too, and I figured if I was bringing birds in, I may as well bring them in, too, right? View attachment 1949131

...So, long story short, I have 8 chickens in various pens throughout the house.

...I run heat in my chickens and Ducks Coop.

 

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I really don't have any safe way of running heat out to the coop and I don't want to put my whole flock at risk for a few of them, so inside they came. The rest of the flock is having no trouble, it was just a hand full of hens who chose the end of October to lose all of their feathers.

And the OEGBs because I'm weak.

 

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I really don't have any safe way of running heat out to the coop and I don't want to put my whole flock at risk for a few of them, so inside they came. The rest of the flock is having no trouble, it was just a hand full of hens who chose the end of October to lose all of their feathers. View attachment 1949137 And the OEGBs because I'm weak.

Well your house will get filled with chicken dander before they can go outside..
I'm very allergic to chickens..
Although I have them anyways..

 

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Haha, yeah, I get that. For the time being, it was my only solution to the problem. No one here is allergic to chicken dander and the dander / dust they put out will blend in nicely with the regular dust and the cat and dog hair that's already everywhere, so I think we're good.

 

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Haha, yeah, I get that. For the time being, it was my only solution to the problem. No one here is allergic to chicken dander and the dander / dust they put out will blend in nicely with the regular dust and the cat and dog hair that's already everywhere, so I think we're good.

Bahahaha........
That's great news..

 

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I have 5 Dogs. 3 in my walkout basement and my two little house dogs. Horses, Goats, chickens, Ducks, 1 Cat outside and a 12 year old Cockatiel..

 

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We used to have a ton of dogs, but now we're down to just the one. She sheds enough for like 5 dogs, though! And then 4 cats on top of that, one of which you get a handful of fur every time you pet her. We vacuum and dust and all, but it's just impossible to keep up with it all the time, so... I guess it's decoration at this point. And that's just the pets that are supposed to be indoors.

 

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We used to have a ton of dogs, but now we're down to just the one. She sheds enough for like 5 dogs, though! And then 4 cats on top of that, one of which you get a handful of fur every time you pet her. We vacuum and dust and all, but it's just impossible to keep up with it all the time, so... I guess it's decoration at this point. And that's just the pets that are supposed to be indoors.

I hear you...Definitely hard to stay on top of the fur and dust. I try but fail..
Definitely nothing like my Moms house which is like a showroom..

 

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Haha, it's a losing battle! Eventually you've just got to accept that the fur is part of your life.

My aunt's house was kind of like that growing up. I was terrified to walk anywhere or touch anything when we'd visit for fear I'd get in trouble for getting it dirty.

 

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Haha, it's a losing battle! Eventually you've just got to accept that the fur is part of your life.

My aunt's house was kind of like that growing up. I was terrified to walk anywhere or touch anything when we'd visit for fear I'd get in trouble for getting it dirty.

Yep...My mother's house. She vacuumes and dusts even though it's clean. I hated it growing up. My sister and I vacuumed and dusted as our chores. We would play Cinderella..
I'm definitely not Mollymaid or Suzy Homemaker..