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

[ChickNanny13]

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

 

[Arbutus Peregrine]

whoops, they didn't post in the right order. I am no genius at this

 

[Arbutus Peregrine]

First eggs are always exciting

THANKS!!

 

[Arbutus Peregrine]

....Awwww!
So exciting...

THANKS!!! Who knew it would be this exciting?!!

 

[chickens really]

THANKS!!! Who knew it would be this exciting?!!

Awww! Your too sweet for words..
Congrats..

 

[Arbutus Peregrine]

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!!

 

[Arbutus Peregrine]

Awww! Your too sweet for words..
Congrats..

NATURE IS AMAZING!! These birds are the sweetest. Love them! And you all for loving your birds, too!!

 

[Arbutus Peregrine]

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

 

[Arbutus Peregrine]

Here's my little 10 week old Japanese Bantam Susie Q, raised her since she hatched. She's a super sweet little girl.

What a pretty girl! Love the color!

 

[Arbutus Peregrine]

Some of my bantams yesterday! Mostly OEGBs because they're so small and I'm head over heels for them. One of my large fowl Black Copper Marans hens even posed nicely next to Vega, one of the OEGB pullets, so I could show just how tiny they are

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I think your Maran is actually just a GIANT! So pretty!!!! I love the OEGBs too because I think they are the fancy cousins to my hatchery "dutch!"

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

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This is my favorite cuddling!!!! And add in me giving them like a million kisses. Whoops!

Achernar, meanwhile, hit me with with the over-the-shoulder pose Isn't he handsome?

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Achernar is a stud!!

And lastly, a couple pics of my 'ugly' Silkies. This is Winter (the rooster) and Marka:

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Only in a world where ugly is synonymous with perfection...

This one just made me laugh. The wind caught one of Winter's sickles and it was waving around like crazy:

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That's probably something he's been practicing and he's glad you finally noticed!