'Perfect Bantam' Breeding Project!

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Mico

Penguin

Sparrow

The sebrights being adorable

 

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June 15th-

I gave Eclipse a leg band since he's starting to look very similar to Sparrow

Sparrow

Mico

Mico and Penguin are inseparable. I put Penguin out of Mico's sight for 30 seconds and came back to him chirping like this:

Penguin

Bandit is particularly ruthless to the chicks, maybe because she was bottom of the pecking order before they came along

Popcorn

 

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June 15th-

I gave Eclipse a leg band since he's starting to look very similar to Sparrow
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Sparrow
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Mico
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Mico and Penguin are inseparable. I put Penguin out of Mico's sight for 30 seconds and came back to him chirping like this:
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Penguin
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Bandit is particularly ruthless to the chicks, maybe because she was bottom of the pecking order before they came along
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Popcorn
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A picture of Penguin I forgot to add-

 

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Yesterday-

Due to not being sure that the chicks were getting enough food, I moved them back to a separate coop, where they'll remain until I think they can fend for themselves.

Penguin

Mico

Sparrow

Popcorn

Cheeto

 

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June 26th-

I watched the sebrights synchronize stretch today... They stood side-by-side and both stretched the same wing at the same time.
Unfortunately, I didn't have my phone on me to take a picture or video.

Mico, after flying away from the picture-taking session

Penguin taking ideas from Mico

The sebrights

Begging for treats

 

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So in this post, what breed is that rooster because I have a rooster that looks exactly the same and I want to know what breed he is. Here's a picture of my rooster his name is Tobie

 

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So in this post, what breed is that rooster because I have a rooster that looks exactly the same and I want to know what breed he is. Here's a picture of my rooster his name is TobieView attachment 1833524

He's a mille fleur d'uccle. Tobie is a pretty roo.

 

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Thanks. I've been wondering for a while

 

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A little bit about Sir Cheeto

Despite being raised practically wild (his previous owner told me he was raised by a particularly wild broody hen) he's easy to catch and handle. He'll even sit on my lap, making various sounds about how he feels about this situation. He's hilarious to watch, talkative, and great with his hens. He is a good forager, and very watchful and alert. Cheeto is a bit rough with Olive, and she's missing a few feathers on her shoulders. I do think he does excellent, though, considering he only has three hens. He is also good with other roosters, and he doesn't chase the chicks, and only occasionally pecks them. Cheeto is the best!

(As you can see in the last picture, which is the most recent, poor Cheeto is molting.)

 

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July 7th-

I put Bandit and Popcorn in the broody cage. This picture was before Popcorn was removed (I decided it was too small for both of them).

I also discovered that a bunch of the feathers on Eclipse's head were pecked off, and there were scabs on his comb. I found some of his feathers in a pile in the corner of the coop. At first, I thought one of my standard roosters got out while I was away and cornered him. Now I think that Sparrow may have been the culprit.