new family members

[method77]

say hello to my new family members. Little creatures finally poped out of those eggs.

[method77]

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[Shawn]

Now you have bragging rights.

You're practically surrounded by chicks.

[Umma]

Awwwwe... they're alll fluffy n cute.....

Why do you have them?

[method77]

I had to take them away from their mother so she can hatch the rest of the eggs better. She could fit them all under her. I'll put them back in a day or two.

[Umma]

So you arent going to eat them .... phew!

[method77]

lol no

[DudeAsInCool]

Congrats on the new additions. How cool is that?

[MxRob]

Cool chicks method, forgive my naiveness but how long did they take to hatch?

[method77]

I didn't count but it was about 25-30 days. It's not the regular chicken. It's those small sized chickens. We call them midget-chicken

you can imagine how small those chicks are lol

[Umma]

We call them 'banty's'

they're hardy little birds...

[jipper]

name them after peeps in the beatking forum!!

(first pic) they are a bit young to be smoking

[vipp]

They are so adorable! Are you going to keep them all as pets?

[Kooperman]

We call them 'banty's'

they're hardy little birds...

Bantys are mean little peckers, especially the roosters!

[Umma]

I used to live beside a man that kept bantys.... they had a perfectly good chicken coop, but they roosted in the trees.. even in the winter

they're tuff

[rainbowdemon]

Very cool, Method!

[method77]

They are so adorable! Are you going to keep them all as pets?

yes I am.

It's true. Banty roosters are very tough indeed. They beat the hell out of the other "regular" roosters and the ducks too lol. You should see them in action :duck hunt: shootin'

[Kooperman]

I think i still have scars from those red devils....they don't like it when little kids try to gather the eggs.

[method77]

one of them bit me when I took those chicks

[CTC Command]

Banty's make decent fighting cocks, so I've heard from the oldtimers. And they make good sandwiches too! I come from a long-established swamp yankee farming family--so raising animals for food is something that I grew up with. While most people go "ewww, gross" when you tell them that, all I can say is that the quality of life for chickens or other critters on my farm is infinitely better than that of the animals these same people buy at Walmart. And no steroids, antibiotic drips, or artificial additives. Just lots of elbow room, green grass and open space. And no fraternizing and no names, if you want to stick your plan to eat them.

But keeping them as pets is cool in my book too. I've kept a few critters myself that had been destined for the auction or the freezer, mostly because someone had named them...Blubo the sheep was the lord of the farm for 11 years...

Congratulations on the latest additions to your family, Method!

[method77]

my grandma's chicken make great sandwiches but mine are pets lol