Old English Game Bantam - Update

For those who asked for an update on the Old English Game bantam chick which I posted about here last week then here it is. I thought at first it had a problem walking but it's actually doing fine and is in fact feeling quite chirpy.

Old English Game Bantam

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Don't Count Your Chickens 'til They've..........

..... Oh 'ang on... they've hatched - all 5 of them!

Well it it's not nature in the 'wild' sense but it's certainly natural. We have chooks and ducks nesting all over the place in the backyard at the moment. These ones just hatched this morning.

All but one of these are Silkies. The last shot is an Old English Game bantam. The bantam has been sneaking eggs into other chook nests. Perhaps there are some Cuckoo genes in there somewhere :-) In any case it is the best looking bird of the lot but unfortunately it is also the weakest and seems to be having trouble standing. Time will tell.

(Click on Photos to Enlarge)

#1 - Hatchlings

#2 - Hatchlings

#3 - 'Old English Game' bantam

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