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To: Poet who wrote (1481)	7/27/2001 6:24:25 PM
From: Nemer	Respond to of 1857

>>>>>>Are there banty hens? I am totally confused and need to be set straight (on this topic only -g) as you seem to like my bookmarks here is one for you which will yield more information that you actually need ... but then it IS a government site .....http://www.ams.usda.gov/marketnews.htm to save you the time from looking ... here is the report from Atlanta (out in your area) as Texas banty roosters are probably too feisty for you easterneryankeedemocraticleaningfolks ...... ATLANTA, GA. JULY 26, 2001 EAST PETERSBURG POULTRY -- DATE OF AUCTION: JULY 24, 2001 PRICES PAID PER POUND, EXCEPT AS NOTED RANGE Muscovy Ducks - Drakes 1.30 - 1.56 Muscovy Ducks - Hens 1.10 - 1.34 Red Fowl 4-4.5 LBS .40 - .62 Red Fowl 5-6 LBS .60 - .84 Crossbred Fowl 5-9 LBS .60 - .82 Crossbred Roosters 4-6 LBS .40 - 1.22 Crossbred Roosters 7-11 LBS .10 - 1.18 Guinea Fowl 1.95 - 2.20 Banty Roosters 5.00 - 8.50 ea. Banty Hens 2.50 - 4.00 ea. Leghorn Hens .20 - .32 Silkies 2.25 - 2.75 ea. Pigeons 2.00 - 2.75 ea. White Pigeons 3.00 - 3.70 ea. Rabbits 4-6 LBS .70 - .92 Rabbits 7-11 LBS .70 - .86 Bunnies .50 - 2.50 ea. Guinea Pigs .10 - 1.50 ea. Kid Goats 25.00 - 35.00 ea. Doves 4.50 - 6.00 ea. Pullets 4-6 LBS .60 - .72 Total Coops Sold 620 SOURCE: USDA/AMS POULTRY PROGRAMS, MARKET NEWS BRANCH FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION, PLEASE CALL (404) 562-5850. so, YES indeed, Virginia, there ARE banty hens ..... and it seems that they are considerably cheaper* than are the roosters ... as is usual in the workings of God's kingdom, the world as we know it, and reality ...... ah well, NOT to me ...for you hen creatures are far more valuable than are the ones of my gender ...... hehehehehe

To: Poet who wrote (1481)	7/27/2001 7:52:12 PM
From: abuelita	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1857

Poet, Banty hens are the sweetest little chickens to have on a farm. They're great mothers, and if you let your chickens run free, Banties unlike other chickens, will hide their nest until all the eggs have hatched and then come marching out with her brood behind. They seem to know that we want their eggs! Only problem with them is that they're good fliers and if you're wanting to eat the eggs you have to keep them in a pen with netting on the top. We couldn't find our banty for the longest time and then discovered her hidden nest - setting on about eight eggs. Next day we went to check and she was dead and all her eggs broken and eaten. We figured it was a skunk. rose :-( ps - very strange indeed to get an egg from a banty rooster (vbg)