phenna_family Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 Hi Everyone, Does anyone know of any Bantam breeders in cheshire, we are thinking of extending our little chuck family and thought about getting a couple of bantams, also can anyone suggest a nice breed that is good with kids? Many many thanks for all your help Claire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baggins Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 My choice would be a Pekin (also called Cochin) bantam. Our Matilda is the friendliest and most tame chicken there is. She comes into the house, sitting on my lap in the evenings, and will hop up onto the garden bench to sit next to me. The Pekins are also very small and cute, with bottom very close to the ground and feathered feet, which make them amusing and "cool" (so say all the neighbours children!). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Loxy Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 Try http://www.gardenpoultry.cwc.net/ near Frodsham in Cheshire. I got mine from there. I know that they did have a few bantams. If you phone them up they will tell you what they have got. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phenna_family Posted June 3, 2007 Author Share Posted June 3, 2007 hi Foxy loxy Went to garden poultry today, we went to look at the blue comets a few months back, but have decided to get some bantams, lisa is really friendly and we are going back in about three weeks to pick want we want, the batamas are so cute, cant wait to go back when the chicks are bigger and they can sex them for us. Claire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phenna_family Posted June 3, 2007 Author Share Posted June 3, 2007 My choice would be a Pekin (also called Cochin) bantam. Our Matilda is the friendliest and most tame chicken there is. She comes into the house, sitting on my lap in the evenings, and will hop up onto the garden bench to sit next to me. The Pekins are also very small and cute, with bottom very close to the ground and feathered feet, which make them amusing and "cool" (so say all the neighbours children!). Hi baggins have you a picture of your bantums would love to see them, we are thinking of getting a blue laced wyandotte and a gold silkie, but want some advice on them, have you heard of these breeds and do they make good pets for children. Claire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Loxy Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 hi Foxy loxy Went to garden poultry today, we went to look at the blue comets a few months back, but have decided to get some bantams, lisa is really friendly and we are going back in about three weeks to pick want we want, the batamas are so cute, cant wait to go back when the chicks are bigger and they can sex them for us. Claire I don't know why omlet doesn't recommend them as a breeder. I live in an area without hens and it took me about 3 weeks to find a breeder. I thought the hens they had were fantastic and they looked well looked after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phenna_family Posted June 3, 2007 Author Share Posted June 3, 2007 Hi Foxy Loxy, Yes she had some lovely chickens, and yes they are well looked after, what chickens did you buy from her. claire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bellekatz Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 I got my last two girls from there at Easter ( White Star and Copper Black)and they have been fab - we met Lisa's husband who spent ages showing us all the different breeds of hybrid and purebreeds they had - very helpful chap. Would recommend them to anyone Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Foxy Loxy Posted June 4, 2007 Share Posted June 4, 2007 Hi Foxy Loxy, Yes she had some lovely chickens, and yes they are well looked after, what chickens did you buy from her. claire I bought a black rock, an amber rocket and a red rocket. The red rocket (Martini) is my favourite. She is so sweet. When I walked past the red rocket pen, they all followed our footsteps in a big group. The guy (can't remember his name said that they are the tamest of all the birds that he had. Charlie, the other guy said that the amber rocket and the black rocket are docile and tame birds too. They are too. I let them free range around the garden for the first time yesterday. They just walked around and around the eglu yesterday. They weren't very adventurous. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phenna_family Posted June 4, 2007 Author Share Posted June 4, 2007 Give them time foxy loxy, ours were the same, now they follow you everywhere and have taken ove the garden, but I wouldn't be without them. Claire Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
