Thürigian Bearded Bantam (Critically Endangered Breed)

[ChickenCameFirst]

Sounds like you’re gathering lots of different kinds for 2026. And ideas as to what all you’ll have? Are you going to be trying to breed for color?

 

[Amer]

Oh my, what a beautiful little bird! I'm just responding to Page 1 of this rhread, I'll go back and read the rest. I want to know what color your little fellow is but I'll probably find out as I read. They are adorable, really! I've not had bantams because of hawks, but if I did ... !

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Yeah, most them have rose combs over here too. I think in about two generations I'd be able to line breed them back to Baby Bee or split them off with other Thüringer roosters to get Duckwing and other varieties.

That's super cool! 1 person can legally take up to 12 eggs to the states with them, and I usually go to Texas every summer to visit family so if be able to bring 12 eggs with me to stabilize a good breeding flock of a couple different color varieties of the Thüringer bantam!

Where did you learn that? It's not actually legal to take up to 12 eggs to the states unless you follow strict importation procedures.

 

[Sir Sacabambaspis]

One of the hens is laying some tiny tiny tiiiny eggs and I weight her egg from yesterday and today to show you how much they weigh in grams. I'm assuming it's not safe to hatch such tiny eggs?

This was from today:

This was from yesterday:

Here's the other hens egg from today for comparison:

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Can you put one of those eggs next to a coin for comparison as to size?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

And how old are the birds that are laying those tiny eggs?

 

[BigBlueHen53]

Just for fun/ comparison. Both of these eggs are from LF birds. The blue one on the left is from an adult hen and weighs 76 g. The brown one on the left is from a spring pullet and weighs 47, about like yours. Since she is young I would not try to hatch this egg.

 

[Amer]

Just for fun/ comparison. Both of these eggs are from LF birds. The blue one on the left is from an adult hen and weighs 76 g. The brown one on the left is from a spring pullet and weighs 47, about like yours. Since she is young I would not try to hatch this egg.

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My Easter Egger lays huge eggs, bigger than the Buckeye eggs.

 

[Sir Sacabambaspis]

And how old are the birds that are laying those tiny eggs?

I'm not sure, all I know is they're over a year old, but they're pretty tiny birds

 

[Sir Sacabambaspis]

Here's the thirty two gram egg next to a penny and a dime

 

[Sir Sacabambaspis]

Here's the 47g