Japanese Bantam Thread!

[jenjscott]

I have never had any luck trying to let a hen set in the coop with the other hens. The only successful ones were when I took her and her eggs and put them in a separate cage/crate/pen or something, by themselves. You can even put her in a pet taxi in the coop, with food and water and she will do fine. You just got to clean out those big broody poops.

 

[4 Love of Baby Chickens]

Anyone have Barred Japanese Bantams? I bought 2 pairs of them last Tuesday night. I'll post pictures tomorrow night if I'm not to tired from work.

 

[vfem]

I guess I should have mentioned my silkie did the brooding!

This one was seperated from the coop because I have another broody silkie in the coop... and those two steal each others eggs and it becomes a terrible mess with low hatch rate

So I have to move them away from each other with their own chicks to raise. Once the chicks hatch from both clutches... I put them all back in the silkie coop. The roo doesn't bother anyone!

 

[jenjscott]

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I have some barred Japanese. Their barring is more cuckoo/dominique pattern. than barred rock pattern.

 

[4 Love of Baby Chickens]

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I have some barred Japanese. Their barring is more cuckoo/dominique pattern. than barred rock pattern.

Cool!!! I've just been really tired after work and haven't had a chance to take pictures of them.

 

[Inkheart]

My nine day olds - i call them the "Lollipop Kids"
One has some tall legs BUT i think they ar ecute lil guys - two black tailed whites and one looks to be a full white !

 

[ruthless]

Do these look like Jap BTW chicks? They are about 10 days old and have grayish on their wings. They are still yellow chicks. Hatchery stock from Orschelns. Thank you.

 

[jenjscott]

Color wise they could be. They have the long legs, though.

 

[ruthless]

Thanks Jen, I knew they would not be show birds for sure.

 

[Mrs. Fluffy Puffy]

I have a broody Japanese mix hen, I don't know how many eggs she's setting on. I didn't look. I just hope she stays!