I’ve had it!!

[KikiLeigh02]

Oh man, that is terrible! What kind of bantams are you raising?

Today, I put 10- 3 week old bantam chicks outside... I went inside their pen to add more feed and change the water... they were so scared of me one killed itself trying to fit through the wire, the rest of the acted like I was some killer on the lose... now left with nine bantam chicks...
Ever since they hatched I’ve held them all hoping for nice bantams.... nope, they weren’t having it!

Ever since I got my bantams 3 years ago they’ve been nothing but trouble (except 2 or 3). If it wasn’t aggressive roosters it was aggressive hens (I know, sounds weird but...). I know people have and love bantams but I just don’t think bantam chickens are really meant for me... I much prefer the standard sized birds, and probably always will!

 

[Warayjames]

I do have silkies (they are the few bantams I sorta enjoy, but I really prefer large fowl)

I have 2 brahma hens and 1Favaucana.
They all get jealous over who gets pet 1st lol

 

[Warayjames]

Thank you guys for the advice! I will try to see if sitting with them works, but it hasn’t ever worked in the past, but I am willing to try again and hopefully get better results!

Feed them by hand when you sit with them. I loved cooked rice

 

[HuskerHens18]

I honestly wish I never would've got bantams. But when I got my first ones, all died but one, so I had to get more, and now I have 20 bantams and they keep hiding eggs from me! I have 6 eggs on day 15 I found behind a nesting box in a 4inch gap! I won't kill babies so I will let them hatch, continuing my never-ending bantam trend

 

[HuffleClaw]

Oh man, that is terrible! What kind of bantams are you raising?

The ones in the first post we’re all mixes, though every bantam breed has caused a lot of heartache and pain.

 

[Shorty22366]

Let them come to you and stay calm. No sudden movements and reach toward them at eye level not from above

 

[HuffleClaw]

I honestly wish I never would've got bantams. But when I got my first ones, all died but one, so I had to get more, and now I have 20 bantams and they keep hiding eggs from me! I have 6 eggs on day 15 I found behind a nesting box in a 4inch gap! I won't kill babies so I will let them hatch, continuing my never-ending bantam trend

I wish I wouldn’t have either!

 

[HuffleClaw]

Let them come to you and stay calm. No sudden movements and reach toward them at eye level not from above

I’ll try

 

[50-45-1]

Remember, these babies have only been on this earth for 3 weeks!
They have alot to learn, how you treat them, behave around them, interact with them will determine how they feel about You!
Seems like to me some folks are being kind of harsh to them right now.
My chickens are happy to see me. I always try to have something for them when i go out.
Some wilted grapes from the fridge, a couple crusts of bread, pealings from the vegetables from the soup i just made....you get the idea.
Soon the sigtht of you means something good is about to happen.

 

[KikiLeigh02]

I'm so sorry! Do you have any places for them to hide? Mine like to hide at first and then they'll slowly come out after I've been out there for a bit.

The ones in the first post we’re all mixes, though every bantam breed has caused a lot of heartache and pain.