New flock just got mine today what do you have in yours??

[Frizzle13]

She looks like a japenese bantam

 

[TexasJ]

When I call the farm or ranch ill will post what she is and we all will be that much smarted as soon as she tells me I know I'm going to say ( oyeah) and hang up and say duh lol

 

[TexasJ]

Well last night I got them all in but now that it is morning they don't want out. Hummm

 

[MsBagawkbagawk]

She looks like a Japanese or a Serama. Side view pic would help.

I have:

2 Barred Rocks
8 EEs and EE crosses
3 Rhode Island Reds
2 Dark Cornishes
1 Columbian Wyandotte
1 Black Australorp
1 Black Jersey Giant
1 Salmon Faverolle
2 Speckled Sussex
3 Naked Necks
2 Partridge Cochins (Standard)
2 Golden Campines (roosters)
1 White Faced Black Spanish
1 Silver Lakenvelder

Bantams:
1 Millie Fleur Booted Bantam
1 White Cochin
1 Buff Brahma
2 Quail d'Anvers
4 Porcelain d'Uccles
(I used to have another Light Brahma, d'Uccle, and Buff Orpington (standard), but I lost them a couple weeks ago)

Ducks:
1 Chocolate Indian Runner (drake)
1 Black Swedish (drake)
I'm getting more Runners this spring and maybe some Cayugas or Muscovies too.


The rest are mutts, and I have a total of 90 (give or take a few) chickens. I know there's a few more purebreds but I can't remember what they are.

 

[TexasJ]

WOW you've got alot of them! This is only my seconded day to have chickens I put them in the coop last night and open the door this morning now they want to stay in the coop if they come out ill get a pic for you do you think I should make them come out , it is 40 degrees here mb their cold?

 

[TexasJ]

I just got off the phone with the ranch and found out the breed.....She is a 2 year old (Self Blue Old English Game Bantam) now I'm just a little smarter

 

[MsBagawkbagawk]

WOW you've got alot of them! This is only my seconded day to have chickens I put them in the coop last night and open the door this morning now they want to stay in the coop if they come out ill get a pic for you do you think I should make them come out , it is 40 degrees here mb their cold?

They're probably just scared. It's a new home so they'll be a little confused. When we moved all my chickens a couple years ago they wouldn't leave the coop for an entire week. Then they eventually figured it out. You could try sprinkling a trail of scratch or another treat from the door out into the run/yard/whatever a couple feet and they'll eventually go out to get the food. Just give them some time to adjust. . I doubt they're too cold. Chickens have a pretty high tolerance to cold weather. Even the little one should be okay. . But if you start to notice that the tips of their combs are turning black or yellow, you're seeing frostbite. You can spread petroleum jelly on their combs to prevent it, but it shouldn't really be a problem if you only have hens, since most hens (and some roosters) sleep with their heads under their wing.

 

[TexasJ]

Good info I just got the name of the hen also listed above I have a feeling we will get some different bantams there pretty neat. We told ourselves we were only going to get six yesterday and we brought seven home

 

[MsBagawkbagawk]

Good info I just got the name of the hen also listed above I have a feeling we will get some different bantams there pretty neat. We told ourselves we were only going to get six yesterday and we brought seven home

I saw that. OEGBs are fun. If you want more bantams I definitely recommend d'Uccles. They're very sweet and tame. The roosters are usually very laid back, and mine hardly ever trey to mount the hens (kind of a problem when I WANT to breed them though....). They don't lay many eggs but don't go broody often.d'Anvers are also good, and very cute. The hens are very laid back and lay lots of little tiny eggs, and rarely go broody. The roosters can be aggressive, but they're so small that they usually can't do very much damage. Cochins are great, but they go broody a lot. And you can usually find just about any standard breed in bantam form too.

 

[canesisters]

CONGRATS on the new flock!!!

My little flock is: 2 speckled sussex, 2 silver laced wynadottes, an easter-egger and a black copper manrans roo.
I can't wait to add a few more in the spring.

...oops - forgot that there is a OTC in the flock too (orange tabby cat)