Meet my wee Bantam!

calismum · 28-11-2009, 09:48 PM

Got a new Bantam. A Silver Laced Wyandotte. She has been here a week and had been very nervous. Let her out today for the first time and she was really interested in what was going on.

and lastly - what do you mean it's a small 3 hen ark, we'll fit in here fine!

Moli · 28-11-2009, 09:51 PM

She is very pretty CM, looks like she has settled in fine.........

angieh · 28-11-2009, 10:48 PM

She's a very pretty little girlie CM - all those birds look well feathered for the winter. Will you be giving them warm mash for breakfast when it gets really cold?

dandysmom · 28-11-2009, 10:53 PM

What a stunning chook .... never seen feathers like hers! What's her name?

Leesy · 28-11-2009, 11:03 PM

WOW, what a lovely looking chook, I too have never seen markings on their feathers like that either.
She looks fantastic and does look to have settled in nicely

calismum · 28-11-2009, 11:07 PM

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Originally Posted by Moli

She is very pretty CM, looks like she has settled in fine.........

Yes, she's fine now - they had been kept in a shed with no access to outside stimulation - the wee silkie is still in the ark and only pops her head out now and then. I'm sure now her pal is out and about it won't be long before she follows.

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Originally Posted by angieh

She's a very pretty little girlie CM - all those birds look well feathered for the winter. Will you be giving them warm mash for breakfast when it gets really cold?

Two of them are actually very sparse - the Welsummer and the Cream legbar. I never thought about warm mash. How do you make that up? Just warm water in their pellets?

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Originally Posted by dandysmom

What a stunning chook .... never seen feathers like hers! What's her name?

She has been adopted by my niece who has named her Phantom (the Bantam) because at first I was told she was solid black. The name was quite catchy so it has stuck..

Other niece has adopted the Silkie and called it Angel.

calismum · 28-11-2009, 11:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Leesy

WOW, what a lovely looking chook, I too have never seen markings on their feathers like that either.
She looks fantastic and does look to have settled in nicely

Thanks - it is her legs that amaze me - they are so yellow compared to the rest!

angieh · 28-11-2009, 11:12 PM

Yes, just some hot water - I used to feed layers mash rather than pellets, but I'm sure it would be fine in pellets too. Just to warm them up on a cold morning especially if there's frost on the ground. But only make as much as they will eat as it will freeze too!

This looks like an interesting blog!

calismum · 28-11-2009, 11:31 PM

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Originally Posted by angieh

Yes, just some hot water - I used to feed layers mash rather than pellets, but I'm sure it would be fine in pellets too. Just to warm them up on a cold morning especially if there's frost on the ground. But only make as much as they will eat as it will freeze too!

This looks like an interesting blog!

Must give them a mash and see what they make of it!

Good link, thanks.

farthing · 29-11-2009, 12:32 AM

what a lovely bird, beautiful feathers.

Good idea about the hot mash in the cold mornings, would probably do my oldies the world of good.

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