The Backyard Bantams
Songster
I have a small backyard and currently have four bantam cross breed chickens, one is a cockerel and we are not allowed him so he will go back to the farm. That leaves me with three. I can comfortably house about up to 9 bantams, much more temporarily if I needed to. In the spring I want to get 6 to 8 bantam chicks probably 2 each of Dutch bantams, silkies, ameraucaunas and bantam australorps. I am most desperate for Dutch bantams and silkies, they are just so cute. The thing is, I want all of those breeds, but what if I end up not getting some if they are roos or get sick? So if I can I’d like to have a shot at sexing them, but I expect to get some roos that I’ll have to rehome. Perhaps I will try Australorps next year so I can focus more on silkies and Dutch bantams....AWW I JUST WANT ALL THE CHICKENS!!I think you need to just get them and cross your fingers. As hatchlings, you won't be able to tell. Vent sexing can be very damaging, especially on bantams.
I have a little coop, one of the small flat packed ones that has a small inner coop and a small run attached. This is where I plan on housing them after they are old enough to go outside and until they are big enough to go on with the older chickens.