Chicken_Little11
In the Brooder
- Mar 31, 2020
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Hi, I’m Emily.
I am relatively new to chicken raising. I started my first backyard flock 2 years ago with 6 Barred Rock hens. They had reached maturity and were laying but unfortunately, 5 out of my 6 got eaten by what we believe was a skunk while we were on vacation. I still have one of the original 5 in my current flock (a.k.a “Lucky”).
The following spring, I got 6 more hens:
3 Rhode Island Reds
2 Gold Laced Wyandottes
1 Black Australorp
(Plus “Lucky” my original Barred Rock)
This spring, I decided I didn’t have enough chickens in my life and bought 4 bantam chicks when I was only supposed to be buying chicken feed...oops, sorry honey.
Now I’m up to 11! But who’s counting (besides my husband)???
Anyway, I am unsure what little bantam breeds I have or if they are hens or Roos! I’m pretty sure we have a Blue-Red Laced Wyandotte (who is looking suspiciously like a boy) and a Buff Brahma but the other two I don’t know. I’ve already posted a few (not-so-great) pictures of them in the “what breed/sex is this?” thread. I am planning on taking better pictures tomorrow and posting them to see what we have. One black bantam chick has a well-developed, bright red comb and basically no tail feathers so, I definitely think I have at least one cockerel in the mix (possibly 2). Yikes!
I’ve never had roosters and have no idea if my boys will “play nice.”
Well, that’s my chicken story...I joined BYC because I am curious what bantam chicken breeds I have and if they are Roos or hens...Wish me luck!
Looking forward to getting to know this cool community and learning from your wealth of knowledge! Thanks!
-Emily
I am relatively new to chicken raising. I started my first backyard flock 2 years ago with 6 Barred Rock hens. They had reached maturity and were laying but unfortunately, 5 out of my 6 got eaten by what we believe was a skunk while we were on vacation. I still have one of the original 5 in my current flock (a.k.a “Lucky”).
The following spring, I got 6 more hens:
3 Rhode Island Reds
2 Gold Laced Wyandottes
1 Black Australorp
(Plus “Lucky” my original Barred Rock)
This spring, I decided I didn’t have enough chickens in my life and bought 4 bantam chicks when I was only supposed to be buying chicken feed...oops, sorry honey.
Now I’m up to 11! But who’s counting (besides my husband)??? Anyway, I am unsure what little bantam breeds I have or if they are hens or Roos! I’m pretty sure we have a Blue-Red Laced Wyandotte (who is looking suspiciously like a boy) and a Buff Brahma but the other two I don’t know. I’ve already posted a few (not-so-great) pictures of them in the “what breed/sex is this?” thread. I am planning on taking better pictures tomorrow and posting them to see what we have. One black bantam chick has a well-developed, bright red comb and basically no tail feathers so, I definitely think I have at least one cockerel in the mix (possibly 2). Yikes!
I’ve never had roosters and have no idea if my boys will “play nice.” Well, that’s my chicken story...I joined BYC because I am curious what bantam chicken breeds I have and if they are Roos or hens...Wish me luck!
Looking forward to getting to know this cool community and learning from your wealth of knowledge! Thanks!
-Emily
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