@pipdzipdnreadytogo Beautiful birds
Due to hurting my shoulder muscle, considering converting to a bantam breed. It's between Seramas or Japanese Bantams. Would prefer the Quail Antwerps Belgian but having to order a minimum plus shipping won't be cost effective for me.
Not having to purchase 50# bags of feed & converting my 3 x 8 x 2 brooder to their coop, have a mobile run (5 x 8) for them to use during good weather, or just spend time in the patio. My Chicken House 8 x 12 x 7 is occupied by 4 Whitings are this time but maintenance is hard with my shoulder, and it doesn't seem to be getting better.
Thank you! I love them.
So sorry about your injury! Bantams are definitely fun and, depending on the breed, pretty low-maintenance compared to their large fowl counterparts. I don't think you could go wrong with either choice, though my personal preference between the two would be Seramas, just because they're so colorful, and super tiny. Japanese are pretty, but more standardized by color, so they'd be fairly uniform in appearance unless you went for an assortment of varieties. Also, if I understand correctly, they carry a lethal gene (creeper, I think is what it's called, which gives them their super short legs) so if you did any breeding you'd have to be aware of that and how it functions. Of course, all of that's pretty irrelevant if you're just looking for eggs and entertainment.
I almost commented on both of those breeds not being very cold-hardy, and then I noticed your location. I'm guessing that's not as much of a concern there.
My Birds yesterday ..Noodles too..
Beautiful birds!