chickenlover22345's bantam breed thread

[chickenlover22345]

This thread is about different breeds of bantams, including the Sebright, Pekin Bantam, Barbu d'Anvers and Barbu d'Uccle. Anyone is welcome to talk about bantams and their breeds, and your experience on owning them.

 

[Debbie292d]

This thread is about different breeds of bantams, including the Sebright, Pekin Bantam, Barbu d'Anvers and Barbu d'Uccle. Anyone is welcome to talk about bantams and their breeds, and your experience on owning them.

These are some of our silkies last winter. They have feathered feet, which insulates them but also have to be careful as snow/ice can get easily stuck to their feet too. We heat their coop to 40F so they, their eggs, and their water doesn't freeze. They'll come out on nice days in the winter.

We've had only silkies for about 7 years or so.

 

[chickenlover22345]

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These are some of our silkies last winter. They have feathered feet, which insulates them but also have to be careful as snow/ice can get easily stuck to their feet too. We heat their coop to 40F so they, their eggs, and their water doesn't freeze. They'll come out on nice days in the winter.

We've had only silkies for about 7 years or so.

Cute! But this thread is for true bantams specifically.

 

[Debbie292d]

Cute! But this thread is for true bantams specifically.

They are.

 

[chickenlover22345]

They are.

Hmm... What are some true bantams (except miniature silkies) do you have?

 

[Debbie292d]

Hmm... What are some true bantams (except miniature silkies) do you have?

You said, "Anyone is welcome to talk about bantams and their breeds, and your experience on owning them," so I did.

 

[chickenlover22345]

You said, "Anyone is welcome to talk about bantams and their breeds, and your experience on owning them," so I did.

Oh. You are welcome after all. My apologies. What's your dream bantam to own other than silkies?

 

[Debbie292d]

Oh. You are welcome after all. My apologies. What's your dream bantam to own other than silkies?

None, I stick to silkies. You?

 

[chickenlover22345]

None, I stick to silkies. You?

I stick to Sebrights and Belgian d'Uccles.

 

[Egg Snatcher]

For true bantams I have
D’Uccles
OEGB
Booted
Japanese

Non true bantams
Buff Brahmas
Light Brahma
Sebrights
Mixed bantams
Silkies
Polish

I’d like to get into breeding show birds. My dream breed would be modern games and white faced black Spanish bantams.
Some of my bantam breeding projects
NN duccles
Silkied duccles
Brown Red Mottled D’Uccles
Brown red Japanese
Showgirls
Silkies without vulture hocks.