Tag Archives: Bantam Chickens
Moving Day for the Freedom Rangers
Today was moving day for the Freedom Rangers. They’ve been with us for four weeks now and things in the brooder were getting a bit crowded. Now that they have feathers they can move outside to their new digs. Hannah … Continue reading
Baby Peeps and the Great Outdoors
The two-day-old peeps ventured into the great outdoors of the Banty B&B today. A bit soon for this type of adventure in my eyes. I suspect that they led their mama on a merry chase. Shadow seems to be a … Continue reading
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Little Miracles
I’ve been on Shadow watch the last couple of days. When I poked my head in the banty coop tonight I saw an egg shell lying next to Shadow. Although I didn’t hear any telltale peeps, I all but danced … Continue reading
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Rooster Wearing Out His Welcome
Pepper, the Banty Rooster, is close to loosing his happy home. He’s one of two roosters in the Banty B&B. I think Pepper has a Napoleon complex – little in stature and big on aggressiveness. He cock-a-doodle-doos at o’dark-thirty – … Continue reading
An Eggcellent Surprise!
Look what Hannah found this morning when visiting the Banties. Our first bantam chicken eggs! We got these little chickens in August. They were on clearance at the Blue Seal store. Who could resist $1 chickens? Six months after their … Continue reading
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Nesting Box Number 6 – A Popular Place
Nesting box number 6 is the place to be if you’re a chicken. We have six nesting boxes in our large coop, but box number 6 is the most popular. Some days we find all of our eggs in this … Continue reading
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Recycling Jack O’Lanterns
The Girls may may not be laying yet, but they (and The Colonel) do come in handy. They had a grand time recycling Jack O’Lanterns today! Update: The next day, here’s what was left.
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Feathered Friends on Friday
The duckies taking a morning snooze in the shade. A close-up of our bantam ameracauna rooster, Pepper. Or Dr. Pepper as we’ve taken to calling him.
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The Cost of Chicken Math
Back in July, I explained how chicken math works. We went to town for chicken wire and came home with four baby bantam chickens from the end of season chick sale. These cuties cost us all of $4. Or so … Continue reading
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The Turkey Dudes Move Out
The Turkey Dudes moved out of the garage today! Hooray! Paul mucked out the meat chicken run and got it set up for the Turkey Dudes with a little shelter and a roost. They were cautious as they explored their … Continue reading
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