My Bantam Is Laying Eggs

[newmschickenmom]

She does look awfully pleased with herself Cute little girl!

Thank you. She's a sassy little thing lol!

 

[newmschickenmom]

Technically they'd still be good to eat even if they were incubated. They just become Balut . If you're at all squeamish don't Google the term.

Thanks. I gathered them up, and brought them inside to put in the fridge. I will check them everyday for a few days. She laid another egg today, but this time in her coop, so I guess she didn't take to kindly to me stealing her pile of eggs, lol.

 

[newmschickenmom]

They make the CUTEST little toast sized sunny side up eggs! My kids loved them (now they’re BIG “kids” and like BIG eggs on their toast). Perfect kid sized eggs! They’re also perfect whole for salads. How fun for you! You hit the motherload! Congrats!

Thank you so much. My daughters and I are so excited, and we've actually been a little giddy about this whole thing. These are our very first chickens, which were given to them back at Easter, and we honestly didn't know how our chicken raising skills would be. They have lasted this long though, and now that she has started laying eggs, we've got the itch to get more baby chicks because we are hooked, and addicted now, LOL!

 

[newmschickenmom]

Yes! I eat my bantams eggs all the time... sometimes we hard boil them and they make perfect little salad eggs.

Thank you. I love hard boiled eggs as a snack, and never would've thought of that with these eggs since they are so small, but they would make the perfect little bite size snack!

 

[Riche Bronson]

Thank you so much. My daughters and I are so excited, and we've actually been a little giddy about this whole thing. These are our very first chickens, which were given to them back at Easter, and we honestly didn't know how our chicken raising skills would be. They have lasted this long though, and now that she has started laying eggs, we've got the itch to get more baby chicks because we are hooked, and addicted now, LOL!

How fun for you guys! Kinda happened like that for our youngest daughter. She was too young to remember our chickens before we moved out of the house with property and into a subdivision. When we sold that house and got back out where we could have chickens again, they were all new to her! They’re so much fun- and good for kids.. and the eggs are just another bonus! Yeah, I understand “the itch” very well, lol! My hubby promised to divorce me if I brought any more home haha! (He hasn’t.. and that was 2 chick excursions ago. ) There are still a couple more I want to get- the funny looking breeds- (Silkies, Frizzles, and Polish) And I want a couple other ones for the egg color variety (Marans is the first to pop to mind without looking at my list)- but not until we build a bigger coop! It’s definitely an addiction! If you like them to begin with- just come to terms with the fact that you’ll soon be obsessed and over run with chickens!!
Anyway, congrats on your new project- such good, healthy family fun- and welcome to BYC! You’ll find this to be a HUGEY helpful resource in your new endeavor. I don’t know how I managed chickens without it back then! (Those were the very end of the “everyone has a PC days” and the pager days.. no smart phones yet!)

 

[Pugsabi]

Thanks. I gathered them up, and brought them inside to put in the fridge. I will check them everyday for a few days. She laid another egg today, but this time in her coop, so I guess she didn't take to kindly to me stealing her pile of eggs, lol.

That won't develope in the fridge so even if they are fertilized they can still be eaten. I'll post a few charts to show you the developmental stages.

 

[Riche Bronson]

I googled it, and yes...EWW! I can't believe people actually eat those without vomiting!!!

Disgusting huh? Bill, feet and all! (Usually it’s duck embryo’s- not chickens.) Our old neighbors made them DIY at home. He lost a couple and hit them with the shovel later planting flowers and you can smell them 100 yards away. Plech! NOT appetizing AT ALL!
We had heard about them before, because my husband was a Navy man. He said they’d offer them for $1 each- like street food in the Philippines. He and a couple friends of his bought one- but had the woman selling them eat them lol. She was happy to oblige.. and they were happy with the experience.
I can’t imagine eating that.. but I’ll bet people think we’re kinda weird over here too- eating something we also call pets. LOL! For the record- I can’t do it anymore. The mental thing got to me- and it’s no more chicken for me! Couldn’t keep the two compartmentalized! Eggs- fine. Chicken- NOPE! (Don’t think about it too much.. lol. You don’t want to ruin it for yourself! )

 

[newmschickenmom]

We were wondering what kind if bantams ours were. They were purchased from Tractor Supply, but they just said they were bantams, and not a specific breed. I will upload pics with this post so you can see what they look like now. Our female is very much like how you described your Midge. I think ours were sick in the beginning because one of them died suddenly at around 5 or 6 weeks. I'm not sure from what, but all signs pointed to coccyx. As a precaution, I treated the remaining three chicks with Corid liquid in their water for 21 days, and it worked because all three are still alive and they are 22 weeks old now. We haven't had any other medical issues with any of them so far, or at least none that I know of. They seem healthy, and graze in our backyard quite a bit, and the rooster crows quite a bit as well. They are very active, and fly around too. I need to clip their wings so that they don't fly into a neighboring yard with dogs, but I have to read how to do that properly so that I don't hurt them. They also love it when I give them treats. I buy treat combinations from Tractor Supply, and I will also give them some fresh fruit occasionally. They also like to steal our outside cats food, which drives me crazy, lol.

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

We were wondering what kind if bantams ours were. They were purchased from Tractor Supply, but they just said they were bantams, and not a specific breed. I will upload pics with this post so you can see what they look like now. Our female is very much like how you described your Midge. I think ours were sick in the beginning because one of them died suddenly at around 5 or 6 weeks. I'm not sure from what, but all signs pointed to coccyx. As a precaution, I treated the remaining three chicks with Corid liquid in their water for 21 days, and it worked because all three are still alive and they are 22 weeks old now. We haven't had any other medical issues with any of them so far, or at least none that I know of. They seem healthy, and graze in our backyard quite a bit, and the rooster crows quite a bit as well. They are very active, and fly around too. I need to clip their wings so that they don't fly into a neighboring yard with dogs, but I have to read how to do that properly so that I don't hurt them. They also love it when I give them treats. I buy treat combinations from Tractor Supply, and I will also give them some fresh fruit occasionally. They also like to steal our outside cats food, which drives me crazy, lol.View attachment 1517070 View attachment 1517071 View attachment 1517072

birched Old English game bantams.