North Carolina

[ramirezframing]

Oh, hey, while we're on the subject of bantams...
TSC gets theirs exclusively from Mt Healthy which carry 4 types of bantams-- Mille Fleurs, Black or White Silkie, OEG of all colors, and Golden or Silver Sebrights. My kids got this little girl the same time as the Sebright. Obviously it's not any of the latter breeds which leaves the Mille Fleur. As she feathered out I called Mt Healthy thinking she was a cochin and they told me no, they don't carry cochin bantams.
Mille Fleur is technically a color not a breed, but is it normal for one to hatch out without the pattern at all? What would she be considered then, a Black D'Uccle? I'm not even a fan of bantams I don't know why I let the kids get them, I need to remember to avoid TSC during chick days!





Farmraised here's my Silver Sebright. He's like 8 weeks old, you all thinking he is in fact a he? At first I thought he'd be a girl he had tail feathers before any of the others. There's no hackle or saddle feathers yet, but that sure is a lot of red and wattles for that age, I guess I was hoping bantams just got their red much earlier.

X2 on a black cochin and sebrights are henny feathered, so no saddles or hackles of a regular rooster on them. But he is looking like a cockerel.

 

[BHep]

That's what I thought all along Beth!!!
I don't know, when I called them they told me it was impossible since they didn't carry them in bantams.
I have another that looks just like it in blue.
I don't know much about bantams, but I know enough to know they weren't Mille Fleurs pattern.
A lot of the characteristics of the cochins and the D'Uccles are the same as far as feathering, single comb, red lobes, etc. but the D'uccles carry their body completely different. I was thinking maybe because they were young or hatchery stock?
Haha I don't know!

Cochin for sure....I would not doubt that TSC orders from multiple hatcheries.

 

[dutchbunny83]

All right thanks for the help!!!

 

[farmraised86]

Oh, hey, while we're on the subject of bantams... TSC gets theirs exclusively from Mt Healthy which carry 4 types of bantams-- Mille Fleurs, Black or White Silkie, OEG of all colors, and Golden or Silver Sebrights. My kids got this little girl the same time as the Sebright. Obviously it's not any of the latter breeds which leaves the Mille Fleur. As she feathered out I called Mt Healthy thinking she was a cochin and they told me no, they don't carry cochin bantams. Mille Fleur is technically a color not a breed, but is it normal for one to hatch out without the pattern at all? What would she be considered then, a Black D'Uccle? I'm not even a fan of bantams I don't know why I let the kids get them, I need to remember to avoid TSC during chick days! Farmraised here's my Silver Sebright. He's like 8 weeks old, you all thinking he is in fact a he? At first I thought he'd be a girl he had tail feathers before any of the others. There's no hackle or saddle feathers yet, but that sure is a lot of red and wattles for that age, I guess I was hoping bantams just got their red much earlier.

pretty how much are you asking?

 

[dutchbunny83]

If it is a boy you can have him, you just have to come get him. I'm not sure how far I am from you in Sanford if it would be worth the trip to you.
Google map the Tractor Supply in Fayetteville on Raeford Rd that's right around the corner from my house to give you an idea of travel time, I'm super busy so I can't drive half way to meet or anything, I'm sorry!

 

[Coop Scoop Boogie]

Good morning folks

I see we are in for another nice day. I'm hoping the
good weather holds out for a good weekend so I can
see the meteor shower Saturday night. I wonder if
chickens notice those kind of things?

hope everyone has a good day

 

[dutchbunny83]

Good morning!
Hope everyone enjoys this Holiday weekend.

Anyone else doing The Color Run tomorrow in Fayetteville??? It will be more like the Color Walk for me haha, but I have a lot of fun doing these 5k's with my kids.

 

[jtbass2756]

Good morning!
Hope everyone enjoys this Holiday weekend.

Anyone else doing The Color Run tomorrow in Fayetteville??? It will be more like the Color Walk for me haha, but I have a lot of fun doing these 5k's with my kids.

Don't know whether my granddaughter will be there or not..remember she and her mom talking about it. Her mom can't run/walk...heart. But grand has started running some...but not as far as a 5k yet. She really loves it.

 

[starlingdaly]

I tried leg bands.  I keep finding them here and there.  They manage to pull them off. 

My roosters, guineas and turkey managed to get their NPIP bands off . The guineas are the only free rangers I have right now.
I have had good luck with plastic spiral ring leg bands. They aren't big enough for a number but you could get different colors to signify different things. They are small enough you could stack a few in each leg.

 

[ramirezframing]

Finally caught that young rat snake that's been living in my main hen house. Only been on the look out for him for about 2 weeks or so now, just after I had seen him for a week straight

. Got him moved into the shed where the chicken feed is kept and some mice have moved in and the mouse bait aint working. Hopefully he will stay in there and eat all the mice and DH won't go in there and see him.