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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: Roxy on March 18, 2011, 11:33:16 pm

Title: Lots of broody banties and silkies
Post by: Roxy on March 18, 2011, 11:33:16 pm

As usual, they lay a few eggs, and then think its a good idea to go broody.  The smallest of the bunch - a lovely blue laced bantie I got from Bigchicken - is the fiercest of the lot,.  Putting your hard under her is dangerous!!

Spring must definitely be here.  Not sat any eggs yet, but have had someone ask for some bantam chicks, so had better get moving.

Need to do something, as they are hogging the nest boxes :)

Title: Re: Lots of broody banties and silkies
Post by: bigchicken on March 18, 2011, 11:56:11 pm

Hi Roxy yes good broodies them Wyandottes, got a couple on the go one just hatched out some Wellsummer eggs back of my hands all pecked just trying to count them, fierce a brilliant description. Cheers

Title: Re: Lots of broody banties and silkies
Post by: geebee on March 19, 2011, 12:06:12 am

Quote from: bigchicken on March 18, 2011, 11:56:11 pm

Hi Roxy yes good broodies them Wyandottes, got a couple on the go one just hatched out some Wellsummer eggs back of my hands all pecked just trying to count them, fierce a brilliant description. Cheers

Hi bigchicken, do you have any Wyandotte bantams for sale?

Title: Re: Lots of broody banties and silkies
Post by: Roxy on March 19, 2011, 07:04:33 am

Can recommend Bigchickens birds - that little bantie has been much admired by people, and hatched some smashing coloured chicks from her eggs last year!

Title: Re: Lots of broody banties and silkies
Post by: bigchicken on March 19, 2011, 07:34:00 pm

Hi geebee I have a couple of barred hens & a couple of gold laced hens spare at the moment cheers.

Title: Re: Lots of broody banties and silkies
Post by: geebee on March 20, 2011, 12:59:24 am

Hi, very interested in the gold laced. will pm you.