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Hi guys, just lost my black hybrid Betty due to being egg bound, eevenafter 2 visits tto the vet nothing was coming out so the vet ended up collapsing the egg hoping she'd pass it but just checked on her and was on her side, picked her up, she fitted andwent llimp, gutting.


That takes me down to four now so may try and introduce a couple more to my flock in the coming weeks.

Least the vet wasn't overly expensive.
 
Sorry to hear it Bickerton :(

Sounds like you did all you could for her.
 
Hi Bickerton.
So sorry to hear your sad news. How old was Betty?
At least you know that you gave her a good life & that she was happy. Have you thought of getting some ex-batts to add to your flock? While they'll never replace Betty, it's wonderful watching them grow into "proper" hens, & very rewarding... 0:-)
 
She was around 1,same as the others. Yeah she wasn't hard done by in my household
 
Oh that's sad, to go to "the great hen run in the sky" at such a young age.
I'm sorry. :cry:
 
I lost big dave @ 5 months as she seemingly bled after laying and the others pecked at her. Both events are kinda just one of those things
 
Still sad, though, I'm sorry.
However, now you are two down, perhaps you can get a new couple of POLs in lay before the winter?

(My autocorrect on the iPad just gave me 'a new opulence of POLs' in that sentence - which I hope will be the case!)
 
Yup, looking at getting 2/3 more beginning of November as should have a week offto keep an eye on them.
Can separate easily as have made a second uncovered run at the end of my secure one tto help my plants survive a little better.
 
Would introducing bantams to my flock be a total pita or is it doable?

I don't need anymore eggs, I just love the little ones.
 
Yes, its doable :) Ive got a mix of LF & bantams.
Just be extra careful if introducing eg silkies & Polands as due to the crest (I probably wont explain this very well) they have a sort of soft spot which makes them vulnerable if they are pecked on the head.
Yet saying that I do have a couple of silkies, silkie xs & 3 Polands that mix with other bantams.
 
In the past I've found that bantams are like terriers and can well hold their own with bigger birds - once you've got them through that initial tricky stage. Breeds with hard feathers, (not Silkies) are good flyers, especially when still youngsters, so if you provide higher perches than the big girls can manage, they can get away.
 
There'sa place nearby that does some bantams, most places are just random breeders methinks so may stick with large hybrids.
 
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