2009 Omlet cube and run for sale

[alyb]

4 (or 5 ) bantams?

 

After seeing all the lovely pics of everybodies new girlies, I've decided that I REALLY need some new chooks and bantams would fit the bill nicely - not that I've seen any in real life, but presume they are half the size of normal chickens . (chicken maths suggests that 4 extra teeny chickens will go unnoticed )

 

I have an area of around 5 foot by 14 foot which I would make into a permanent walk in run with a raised house - would this be big enough for 4 bantams . Too many foxes etc around to have them free ranging.

 

Then the next questions are what type of bantam is best, where do I get them from, and do they eat the same as big chooks?

 

Alison

[Lewis]

14x5ft is plenty big enough for 4 bantams! ... maybe a few more

 

They will eat the same - not sure near where you to get them, and that would probably have a say over what breeds to get.

I'd maybe get a couple of different breeds ... if it were me I'd get a pekin, frizzle poland, araucana bantam and modern game bantam

[tom123]

That's plenty big enough

 

They eat the same

 

Breed wise, obviously it depends on what you can get locally but my favourites are Wyandottes, Pekins, Rhode Island Reds & Brahmas.

 

[alyb]

Thanks for the replies - the main worry was if I could fit them in.

 

Won't be able to get them until May/June so have plenty of time to look into suppliers. Quite like the idea of 4 different breeds and egg colours - love my blue egg layer

[tom123]

 

Araucana Bantams are nice. Then you could get a Maran Bantam, Pekin & Wyandotte so you will have

[Redwing]

A run about 4 x 9 would be great, bigger if you can manage it

[sparkysmum]

Hello Allison in Fife, We're going to the Peebles Show on the 28th Feb and hoping to pick up some bantams there and in anticipation of this we're having a little bantam house made for us!! Why not come too Allison in Dunblane

[alyb]

Hello Allison in Dunblane - would have loved to have gone to Peebles - but can't . Think it would have been too much of a temptation anyway . I don't think you can really ever have enough chickens

 

Alison in Fife