~Show Off Your Bantams~!

[TattooedChicks]

I'm thinking of switching to all bantams. My large ladies are tearing up my gardens. I have 4 bantams right now and they can't do 1/2 the damage. I also have 2 tractor supply silkies, their huge compare to real bantams. They're bigger than my leghorn hens.

Hope my silkie doesn't get too huge like that! We had large meat birds for awhile when I was young, never cared for them or their personalities. It's been nothing but banties for me since I started, love these tiny boogers.

 

[twigcrafter]

The bantams are 7months old and the silkies are 4 months old.

 

[twigcrafter]

this is Dovey, have lunch with BA's This is Lovey this is Sophia This is Hey,Hey . He's a Jerk! He reminds me of the Nazi bad guy in the Captain America movie.

 

[TattooedChicks]

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The bantams are 7months old and the silkies are 4 months old.

Oh no, my japs are in trouble! Lol

 

[MillersFarm]

I'm thinking of switching to all bantams. My large ladies are tearing up my gardens. I have 4 bantams right now and they can't do 1/2 the damage. I also have 2 tractor supply silkies, their huge compare to real bantams. They're bigger than my leghorn hens.

If your not in it for the egg laying i'd day go right on ahead!

 

[MillersFarm]

View attachment 1085176 this is Dovey, have lunch with BA'sView attachment 1085177 This is LoveyView attachment 1085178 this is SophiaView attachment 1085179 This is Hey,Hey . He's a Jerk!View attachment 1085180 He reminds me of the Nazi bad guy in the Captain America movie.

Wouldnt render the pictures for me right away.. They all look so cute! I really love your (Japanese?) Rooster, Very hansom boy!

 

[MillersFarm]

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The bantams are 7months old and the silkies are 4 months old.

These looks like silkie mixes. May explain why they are so much bigger than your bantams... Silkies should have pea combs instead of single comb (Which is what your silkies look like they have)

 

[twigcrafter]

Yeah, that's my only hang up. I love the large eggs. The bantam eggs are too cute though. Very tasty

 

[MillersFarm]

Yeah, that's my only hang up. I love the large eggs. The bantam eggs are too cute though. Very tasty

thats what i thought... Though having mini fried eggs can be enjoying too!

 

[twigcrafter]

These looks like silkie mixes. May explain why they are so much bigger than your bantams... Silkies should have pea combs instead of single comb (Which is what your silkies look like they have)

You're right! They do have a single comb. Now I feel cheated by TSC. They get their chicks from Hoover Hatchery. UGH! I didn't know silkies have peacombs . These are my first silkies. Oh well, live and learn. They're pretty calm birds, but too big to be a bantam.