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[katieD]

Hi all

 

After losing 2 girls over winter i'm going to be getting some new girlies soon

 

I absolutely love the eggs from my little silkie so was going to go for some bantams this time, someone is advertising some pekin x silkies, DUTCH BOOTED BANTAM X Barnavelder, SERAMA X SILVER DUTCH, and silkie x wellsummer I cant imagine what they will look like? Have any of you got an photos of bantams and x bantams to give me an idea please?

 

Any reccomendations greatly received!!

 

Thanks x

[scarlettohara]

Fifi - millefleur porcelain frizzle pekin

Squeak - Pekin cross Silkie Frizzle

Freckles - mottled/barred ? (Griffin help me out here ) frizzle and possibly silkie cockerel

[soapdragon]

Hello

 

Bantams are wonderful! We have three Light Sussex (havn't posted pics as a) don't know how (Luddite) and b) they are exactly the same as 'big' Light Sussex!!

 

Our girls are in an Eglu and have a wonderful time FR-ing in our quite small garden. The eggs average 43g (when they are not broody which two now are!!!)

 

We decided on LS as they have a reputation for being freindly (which they are) and less destructive in the garden than other breeds (in that case, heaven help us as the garden is now resembling The Somme! So possibly defective info there!)

 

We have two small boys (6 and 3) and wanted birds that would be 'more their size' and both boys are happy and confident with the 'girlies' and can pick them up correctly whereas they would probably struggle with bigger birds.

 

Anyway, thats our take on Bantams.... good luck and keep us posted!

 

Korma

Kiev

Casserole

[chuckmum6]

My banties............................

Doily : blue laced Wyandotte bantam

 

Jenny : Partridge Pekin

 

Princess Layer : Lemon Cuckoo Pekin and Sage : Silver Pencilled Wyandotte

[Purplemaniacs]

Wow what beautiful girls.

 

Bantams are on my wish list for the future.

 

Chrissie

[sparkysmum]

Bantams are def the way to go. Here are our sablepoots, hope you like them.

 

[mollyripkim]

Wow, you all have some lovely girls. Really wishing I had some more room!

[Sageandonion]

Lovely pics - it never ceases to amaze me the variety and beauty of hens out there... decisions...decisions

[bouldercroft]

Quite a Napolean like attitude despite her size so we named her Josephine.

And looking at these photos from autumn has reminded me how much she has changed...still no yet - I think she's too posh to push

 

photo by jewilk71, on Flickr

 

PB210004 by jewilk71, on Flickr

[scarlettohara]

You're right - I think they think they are too posh to push

[alij]

These are a couple of my Naked Neck banties

Brian:

Duncan

Brian's girls

Duncan's girls

and Frizz and Fluff pekin

 

 

I could go on and on and on and on

[oneyolktoanother]

awwww they are all lovely

[LizzieLloyd]

Not the best pic but here are my five ladies all together

 

[coco]

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Pipa my Silkie cross Appenzeller, she's a very noisy girl

 

 

 

Fifi my buff Frizzle, very fiesty.

 

Its always the smallest chooks that make the most noise and cause all the trouble.

[Mollie333]

I had two Pekin x Silkies, very nice. Do go broody a lot though.

 

 

Effy(Mottled) and Poppy(Lemon Cuckoo), Pekins.

 

Fizz(Gold Partridge Frizzle x Pekin)

 

I also had two Silkie Bantams. Peggy(White) and Pat(Black). Here they are on the first night we got them!

 

I'd love to get some Silkie x Pekins 'Pilkies'. Such characters!

[katieD]

I had two Pekin x Silkies, very nice. Do go broody a lot though.

 

Awww the pilkies are lovely, as are all of them! I too think bantam are the way forward! I've arrange to go and 'look ' at them tomorrow afternoon

 

Anyone know if there are any blue egg laying banties?

[katieD]

Quite a Napolean like attitude despite her size so we named her Josephine.

And looking at these photos from autumn has reminded me how much she has changed...still no yet - I think she's too posh to push

 

photo by jewilk71, on Flickr

 

Aww she looks like a mini version of my Polly, who's an amrock (in my sig)

[Donna C]

They all look great. Are they harder to catch? Do they lay eggs? Sorry re questions but we are thinking of having some. Only problem is can we put them in with our two lf orps or do i have to wait .

[bouldercroft]

They all look great. Are they harder to catch? Do they lay eggs? Sorry re questions but we are thinking of having some. Only problem is can we put them in with our two lf orps or do i have to wait .

 

Josie used to try and outrun me but now she just stays still but defiantly turns her back to me as I get closer to pick her up - serious attitude for a little bird.

No eggs so far - but like I said she has that 'too posh to push' attitude

 

[sparkysmum]

Donna, our sablepoots reliably lay 2 days out of 3. Lovely little eggs. They are sooooo sweet natured & are happy for you to pick them up.

[scarlettohara]

Sparkysmum - my poot egg is rocking

[Donna C]

They sound great but would they be safe with my two lf orps??Don't want them squashed

[sparkysmum]

scarlettohara, I'm very . Spent the evening bathing mine, getting ready for the Peebles Show on Sunday.

[Mollie333]

Blue egg laying bantams.. How about the Araucana?

[Redwing]

Here are some of mine, some past some present