The Backyard Bantams
Songster
Hi!
So I was recently looking to get about 8 little bantam chicks off of a friend of my mum's friend, but we asked him over a week ago, and he still hasn't replied. I was hoping to get the chicks early spring, and he would need time to organize the hatching of the eggs. I live in Melbourne, Australia, and I can't seem to find any hatcheries near me. There might be one, but it is multiple hours drive away, has terrible reviewers, doesn't sell the breeds I want, and is CRAZY expensive.
This might be pointless, but I will give it a try. Does anyone have chicks near me, or knows of a place I can find some? I'm still not completely ruling out the original guy, there's still hope on that, but I wanted to broaden my options.
I'd be grateful for almost any offers, but the specific breeds I REALLY want are silkies (common), dutch bantams (less common), Araucanas/ameraucaunas/easter eggers (commonish??) and I'd be open to getting another interesting bantam breed, I especially like pretty and small ones, but would be open to most things (bantams)
I am looking for 0-2 week old chicks, so that I can raise them to be friendly and train them. I would like about 8 chicks. I am not allowed roosters, so I would try to see them, and rehome any cockerels to a good home. I currently have 4 bantam chickens, one is a cockerel, so we will have to rehome him soon. The chicks will live in a brooder, until they are big enough to go outside. I have already set up a little coop that they can live in until they are big enough to go with the older girls. I want to keep the chickens as pets, with the benefit of eggs. I don't need extremely high production ones, but I'm happy for good layers!!
There are certain color varieties I want too, but if I narrow it down anymore, I think I'd get nothing.
It would make my day if anyone has any suggestions!!!!!!
Thanks!!!
So I was recently looking to get about 8 little bantam chicks off of a friend of my mum's friend, but we asked him over a week ago, and he still hasn't replied. I was hoping to get the chicks early spring, and he would need time to organize the hatching of the eggs. I live in Melbourne, Australia, and I can't seem to find any hatcheries near me. There might be one, but it is multiple hours drive away, has terrible reviewers, doesn't sell the breeds I want, and is CRAZY expensive.
This might be pointless, but I will give it a try. Does anyone have chicks near me, or knows of a place I can find some? I'm still not completely ruling out the original guy, there's still hope on that, but I wanted to broaden my options.
I'd be grateful for almost any offers, but the specific breeds I REALLY want are silkies (common), dutch bantams (less common), Araucanas/ameraucaunas/easter eggers (commonish??) and I'd be open to getting another interesting bantam breed, I especially like pretty and small ones, but would be open to most things (bantams)
I am looking for 0-2 week old chicks, so that I can raise them to be friendly and train them. I would like about 8 chicks. I am not allowed roosters, so I would try to see them, and rehome any cockerels to a good home. I currently have 4 bantam chickens, one is a cockerel, so we will have to rehome him soon. The chicks will live in a brooder, until they are big enough to go outside. I have already set up a little coop that they can live in until they are big enough to go with the older girls. I want to keep the chickens as pets, with the benefit of eggs. I don't need extremely high production ones, but I'm happy for good layers!!
There are certain color varieties I want too, but if I narrow it down anymore, I think I'd get nothing.
It would make my day if anyone has any suggestions!!!!!!
Thanks!!!
