sebright thread

[LaPetiteFarmer]

Can sebright layers eat pellets? My sebright is the only banty from my all flock and I was planning on switching their feed from crumbles to pellets, but now I have a doubt about her. Will she be able to swallow such big pieces? The feed I am getting only provide pellets, no crumbles.

 

[Year of the Rooster]

She should be ok with the pellets. I've compared both pellets and crumbles with mine, and even though they prefer the smaller crumbles, they didn't starve when given the pellets. Also, what quality is your Sebright? I've noticed that the larger, hatchery types don't mind the pellets as much as the smaller show quality types.

 

[dsfrango]

I have mostly bantams(5 sebrights & 12 d'uccles)and I do pellets, I actually think its a bit less messy and they don't seem to mind

 

[LaPetiteFarmer]

Thank you, she is a hatchery but to me she is tiny!!!! I just went with the pellets, will see. Thank you to both of you.

 

[rlhagan56]

I'm so glad I found this thread! Being new to Bantums I ended up with a pair of Buff Sebrights, a pair of Bantum Barred Rocks, and my little White Japanese hen. I wanted Sebrights and then just ended up with them from the feed store, they were from Welp Hatchery. They are just now getting a more mature look and I just love them. Mine are friendly but don't like to be held, but they love my hands because of treats. Forest Gump is the roo because he was a baldy butt and sickly and I nursed him to good health, and for awhile he still acted like he had had a lack of oxygen in the shell. Now he is developing beautifully and fully normal, except he insists he get his dried mealworms from my finger feeding him still lol. Hopefully I can find time to read the entire thread here and learn a few things.

I had wanted to integrate the bantums into my little flock of 5 layers and the bantum Cochin roo I rescued before winter, but was worried they would get beat up or killed. But from reading here maybe I won't have to worry! Both roos just started learning to crow, or rather screech. Cracks me up. And Forest defended his fenceline today from my bossy Barred Rock on the other side begging for more treats. The baby chick sounds are changing so maybe soon I can start integrating with one or two large hens at a time.



This was three weeks ago at just over 12 weeks old, they sure are changing fast! This is the only picture I could get because none of them ever hold still.

 

[ihavechickens2]

Has anyone ever mixed a silver laced sebright with a golden laced sebright?

 

[dsfrango]

I'm so glad I found this thread!  Being new to Bantums I ended up with a pair of Buff Sebrights, a pair of Bantum Barred Rocks, and my little White Japanese hen.  I wanted Sebrights and then just ended up with them from the feed store, they were from Welp Hatchery.  They are just now getting a more mature look and I just love them.  Mine are friendly but don't like to be held, but they love my hands because of treats.  Forest Gump is the roo because he was a baldy butt and sickly and I nursed him to good health, and for awhile he still acted like he had had a lack of oxygen in the shell.  Now he is developing beautifully and fully normal, except he insists he get his dried mealworms from my finger feeding him still lol.  Hopefully I can find time to read the entire thread here and learn a few things.

I had wanted to integrate the bantums into my little flock of 5 layers and the bantum Cochin roo I rescued before winter, but was worried they would get beat up or killed.  But from reading here maybe I won't have to worry!  Both roos just started learning to crow, or rather screech.  Cracks me up.  And Forest defended his fenceline today from my bossy Barred Rock on the other side begging for more treats.  The baby chick sounds are changing so maybe soon I can start integrating with one or two large hens at a time.



This was three weeks ago at just over 12 weeks old, they sure are changing fast!  This is the only picture I could get because none of them ever hold still.

I absolutely love the buffs!...I hope to buy some eggs or chicks next spring. I would like to start with some kind of quality but have not heard of anyyone breeding quality ones. If hatchery is the only way to get them then that is what I'll do and pick the best ones and go from there..

 

[Year of the Rooster]

Quote: I'd recommend trying http://yatesbantams.com/ They have some decent looking Buff Sebrights.

 

[dsfrango]

Thank u Year of the rooster! the buffs on the site really do look nice. I just emailed them about shipping eggs in winter...IF they have the lights and still laying. Mine have all ceased laying for the season

 

[stevearino]

I stumbled on an old sebright thread before I realized this one was still going strong! I am so glad I found it though, since I just bought my first sebrights myself! I posted in the old thread, but I'll let that thread fade away and keep an eye on this thread instead since it has more people involved in it! yay!

I quote myself:

I just bought some show quality sebrights a week or so ago. The man who sold them to me is very active in the show community, both with sebrights as well as quail and pigeons. I bought 3 golden sebrights (1 male, 2 females) and 3 buff sebrights (1 male, 2 females also). I am super excited to learn about this breed, as I fell in love with the bird when I saw the picture. Beautiful feathering!

For those who have been doing this breed for a while, I have a question. The man who sold me mine mentioned in passing that it does not matter which of the two males I bought (1 buff, 1 golden) could be used for breeding. He said if I used the buff male to breed to my two golden females, that they would still produce true to their line (either buff, or golden, but not a mix). Is this true? Or should I keep my golden male with my golden females, and buff male with buff females? I hope that question makes sense lol... (the reason I ask is because of the sociality of my six birds... my golden male seems very protective of the two buff females.)