I am almost done hatching this year and have added some new bantams to my flock. I have a mixed bantam laying flock of Easter Eggers, OEG, Sebright, Silver...
... are ... Hi MARK. I really have no idea what breed they are, I got them at a farm uction,All I do know is that they are bantys.I have always wanted bantys....
Hi everyone, I JUST FOUND YOUR GROUP. I have 6 9 week old bantams that I got at a farm auction in may. They were 1 week old. I had to keep them in a box on...
DollMaker, Unless they are a cross, or too young we can tell what kind of bantam they are. Or you could do a hunt on feathersite.com for what you have. I have...
Dollmaker, There are lots of other ways of getting bantams. If you are not concerned about showing them, then the ones you get from hatcheries are good enough...
Oh my gosh your chicken house looks sooo cooool!! That is so funny. My daughters would like me to do something like that. What fun. I could not see your...
Thanks for the good info.I was going to order from a hatchery, but you have to order at least 15 or 25 from most, and my little chicken house would be bulging...
Dollmaker, You can get your order and then sell the excess on craigslist. That is what I have done. Extra roosters are hard to get rid of though, unless you...
Hello everyone, I joined at Dean's suggestion, and my special interest is quiet roosters. I live in a city with an anti-rooster ordinance, and am trying to...
Hi, Michael! welcome to the group! when you get a consistently quiet rooster, I want to be the first in line for one! I started raising chickens about 2...
Michael, Yes, Welcome. Your friend Dean knows more about chickens than anyone else I know. I too would love to get some of you eggs or birds once you have...
Hi Mark and Leigh Anne, Thanks for your interest! Unfortunately I am a long way from having any eggs or birds ready for anyone. I have just started the...
Michael, Just keep us posted, and if I actually get some quiet roosters from someone else, I will let you know how loud. Mark in NC ... having ... project, ......
... Will do, and I'd love to hear about any other quiet roosters. I notice from your album that you have OEGBs. The first breeding of my quiet rooster is to...
Michael, Wow, I just bought some Mill Fleur OEG bantam eggs from someone on line. I did not know that Dean has these or sent them out. My OEG are pretty...
Hi. What a fascinating project breeding for quiet "city" roosters would be. So, it's the reduction in volume that you are looking for rather than a reduction...
Hi Charlotte, There are actually several characteristics that make a difference: 1. Volume or loudness. 2. Frequency. 3. Time of day. A rooster that starts...
Charlotte, In my opinion the volume of the crow is most important for stealth city chickens. One loud crow a day will be enough to alert the neighbors. If...
One of the reasons I really like bantams is that they can fly and it is so fun to watch them fly (unless you are trying to catch them). I like to watch them...
Mark, you might clip the wings of any birds you are going to loan. That way they will not be able to fly until the next molt, and would be easy to catch. You...
Michael, Good idea. Clipping wings is so foreign to me because I like them to fly that it never even crossed my mind. And like you say it is not a permanent...
I just finished a new chicken tractor for my daughter's family (she wants a laying flock of bantam green egg layers, mostly bantam mutt Easter Eggers). I will...
I, for one, can hardly wait to see it! hopefully, it will give my dh a good idea of what I want for my flock! <mailto:patchworkparrot@...> Leigh Anne...
Hello, everyone! I just joined your group because I'm just now getting into raising bantam chickens. The New Hampshire Reds, to be exact. For now, anyway. Ü...
Beckie, I have never seen a bantam New Hampshire Red. I am assuming you are talking about the bantam version of the standard breed of New Hampshire Red (a...
Thanks for all the info, Mark! I don't have any pictures of them yet, I've just seen them in person. I'll go pick them up tomorrow tho, so I'll send pictures...
Beckie, A "true bantam" means that there is no standard variety of that breed, that it was started and bred as a bantam, not downsized from a standard. A...
Leigh Anne, Generally recipes are flexible since one egg could mean anything from a jumbo down to a large egg and a large egg might weigh over 50% less than a...
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