People with Bantams!

[mdbucks]

Its been a couple years but crisps are TATER CHIPS

Chips (as in fish-n-chips) are french fries, and are served with salt-n-vinager

 

[AtRendeAcres]

Thanks so much for sharing your experiences!

it is good to hear a silkie egg is that small ((I will definitely get another))

I was thinking about wyandotte but heard they were dominant

is that true?

do you have other chickens with them?

 

[AtRendeAcres]

opps

I meant to say isn't that small!

 

[GoodEgg]

Just to throw in my 2 cents ...

I'd have to say that my rock bantams are NOT friendly at all compared to my other chicks. Especially the partridge rocks. One actually tried to (attack) bite me the other day, got the skin between my thumb and finger and bit down HARD and twisted without letting go. Not the exploratory pecks or bites they often do if they think something is food. He's probably a roo, don't know if that matters.

I found out that picking them up by the feet and carrying them is something you actually CAN do, LOL. I don't want any mean roos attacking humans.

The silver pencilled are just shy and don't like to be picked up. The rosecombs are a bit better.

The japanese bantam has a great little personality, though he doesn't LIKE to be picked up either. Once you catch him he's calm and cuddly though. However, they are not easy to breed, and probably would lay the smallest eggs of all the ones I've mentioned.

Probably I'm giving you breeds to avoid, but since you didn't mention any of these ... I've almost always heard good things about silkies and cochins though.

Just thought I'd share what limited experience I have so far.

Good luck with your banties! They are so cute.

trish

 

[JDH]

I have a birchin cochin bantam named Oreo who is the sweetest of all my chicks. She's a lap chicken. I also have a mille fleur roo who is also very gentle. My black cochin bantam roo is a busy body but again, is good about being caught and held. They are only 9 weeks old though so who knows if the roos will change. Oreo, though is the best

 

[JDH]

I have a birchin cochin bantam named Oreo who is the sweetest of all my chicks. She's a lap chicken. I also have a mille fleur roo who is also very gentle. My black cochin bantam roo is a busy body but again, is good about being caught and held. They are only 9 weeks old though so who knows if the roos will change. Oreo, though is the best

 

[AtRendeAcres]

O.K.

I listened to everyone!
&
I ordered

I stayed with the breeds I really love
4 Blue Batam Cochins
2 White Batam Cochins
3 or 4 Silkies


ordered
2 Australorps
(good eggers so I got Roo & Hen to breed)

daughter ordered
2 Buff Brahma's

I am happy they are coming the 29th from Ideal!


Does anyone know if they give you extra in August?

 

[AtRendeAcres]

I was going to get bantam wyndottes but, Ideal said they weren't hatching so I picked more silkies!