Welcome the new additions

slowef · « **on:** July 17, 2007, 23:39 »

My new family members are the Assorted Polish Bantam Chicks x 7

After last weeks stress of getting rid of the terrorists neede some new birds to make up the numbers, these seemed just right

lizatros · « **Reply #1 on:** July 18, 2007, 11:48 »

blooming hell! More Polish immigrants. These are much cuter though.

slowef · « **Reply #2 on:** July 18, 2007, 12:49 »

At least these can understand English!! :? Cuties though and so noisy

chicksforkicks · « **Reply #3 on:** July 19, 2007, 22:10 »

are all of them black with white crest? looks like it. i got one a feew weeks ago. shes 2 weeks old.

slowef · « **Reply #4 on:** July 19, 2007, 22:15 »

No 2 have brown colouring the rest are black and white.

Do yours smell funny, I have a sour smell coming from them wondered if it was normal?

chicksforkicks · « **Reply #5 on:** July 19, 2007, 22:28 »

i just checked and no funny smell is coming from them except the normal smell you get with chicks.

are the brown ones gold polish?

slowef · « **Reply #6 on:** July 19, 2007, 22:30 »

I have no idea what they are bought them as "7 Assorted Polish Bantams as hatched" I have never had them before so its new for me.

I have read that you should keep them away from other chickens as they get their heads pecked.
What do you keep?
Do you have mixed breeds together?

chicksforkicks · « **Reply #7 on:** July 19, 2007, 22:37 »

i have an amerucana, polish, white silkie, mille fluer. the polish head is all blooming, and i am slighly mad :x . ill post a picture tommorow. i think itll be alright though

slowef · « **Reply #8 on:** July 20, 2007, 08:17 »

Oh dear, I think this is why they need to be kept seperate, and they also get cradlecap if their heads get wet so shouldnt be out in wet weather.

I think they are more trouble than they are worth and will grow mine to a reasonable size and sell them, its seems to much like hard work. I have plenty more room to make another run for them but I like to free-range and if they are going to be subject to bullying it would mean enclosing them all the time.

What a shame, oh well never mind, back to the drawing board, another reason not to impulse buy I guess :oops:

chicksforkicks · « **Reply #9 on:** July 20, 2007, 20:35 »

why sell them!? thell be fine with the other chickens. as long as they go outside, im sure no picking problems would happen. give it a longer wait. try it out see how it goes. itll be fine

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