This group is discussing bantam chickens and ducks. Topics include keeping, breeding, showing, pets, etc. Bantams are a smaller counterpart to regular sized chickens and ducks. Some breeds are only found in bantam size. Bantams are very popular due to their being easier to keep in a smaller area, such as backyard flocks.
Mell, I guess everyone is swamped. I am overrun with about 300 bantam chicks of various ages that I need to put into larger coops. And was gone for a week
I have 5 bantams that are 4-5 years old and are not laying as well as they used to. I want to know if I can introduce new bantams to this group? Someone told
Dean, The problem with mine is not the weather, but what I have done on purpose. I have the humidity too high for the bigger brown eggs to hatch well since
My "coop" will be a heavy duty dog run. My Mom has one and has no problems. She even taught her dogs not to chase the chickens. Although now the chickens are
Hi Mark, Suprise, suprise, no doubt. This wet weather and the unpredictable humidity have really played havoc with the hatches this year. I saved several