Bantam Chickens; Breeds, Pictures, and News
May 2009
The Archives
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05.12.09Warning to Poultry: Hsus Can be Hazardous to your HealthDarren U. Talissen asked: As most of you know, at this point in time, gamefowl are among the best cared for animals out there. This does not only apply in the livestock world, or even the pet world for that matter. I strongly believe that most gamefowl receive quality care rivaling that of animal performers. The farmer’s wife who has a small flock of chickens typically will feed her birds some scratch and table scraps, and maybe a few laying pellets. The elderly man down the road that keeps a single rooster because he misses hearing the roosters crow from ...
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05.10.09Raising Bantam ChickensIf you keep 2 chickens around to have fresh eggs each day, then raising chickens isn't a big thing for you. In contrast to the chickens in cartoons of old, nests don't come complete with tiny tubes in which the eggs roll down to a waiting basket, prepared for you to pick up and cart away. Correct handling and maintaining of both your chickens and their eggs can make all of the difference, not only in the quantity of eggs that are produced, but also the numbers of chicks that successfully hatch twenty-one days after they're laid. Raising chickens means ...
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05.07.09The Facts About Chick Sexing!Matthew Smith asked: Chick sexing is a method of determining the sex of either chicks or other hatchlings. Big commercial hatcheries perform chick sexing to put the chicks on the right track from the beginning, depending on the purpose for which they are being raised. For example, when raising for eggs, males are unwanted. For meat purposes, both male and female chicks are needed to raise hybrid birds. After chick sexing is done, many hatcheries kill the birds of the unwanted sex immediately to avoid future expenses.The people who can actually determine the sex of birds are highly trained professionals, ...
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05.06.09Bantam Chicken Rearing 101 – How Not to Raise BantamsRaising Chickens for the initial time can be menacing. I asked, Do you sell bantams? Yes, the person answered. bantam parenthood is a much of an excursion as kid rearing, only with extra feces per lb of body weight. However, I have been reading a lot on chickens matters. ( Yes, my coolness just turned over in its grave). So if I am correct and I am quite certain it's not that I am, here is how chicken rearin' goes. Go to your local feed store and purchase $10.00 worth of chicks and $50 worth of food and supplies. Remember the ...
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05.03.09Bantam Chickens; Silkie BreedOf all of the ornamental chicken breeds, the Silkie Bantam is an example of the cutest and beloved, and certainly one of the most entertaining to observe. Can't you tell why? They are the lap kitty of the chicken world, complete with hair-like plumage and an incredibly sweet temperament. We have heard it announced that Silkies are like a "flock" of kittens... But unlike your other pets, your chickens can really provide your breakfast! Silkies came from the Far East, where they are still kept ( and eaten ) today. They have black skin and bones and five toes rather than the ...
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05.03.09Bantam Chickens: Seabright BreedSebrights are a particularly special kind of bantam chicken in that the males and females have precisely the same feathering. It took Sir John Sebright over thirty years to develop this mark. In nearly every other sort of chicken, the showy feathering of males is simple to distinguish from the females. Sebrights are preferred among chickens fans for their sweet nature and gorgeous plumage. Class: All Other Breeds Purpose: Ornamental Rarity: Common Type: Bantam Size: Bantam Recognized Varieties: Silver, Golden
