Here to Help!The Pipinchick chicken team have been rearing speciality pure breeds and bantams for over 10 years and have learned all the do's and don'ts of how to keep your pet chickens healthy and happy.
We offer all our customers 100% after care from answering questions on suitability and environment to offering advice on which breeds mix well and which don't! We will give you honest advice regardless of sales as it is more important to us your birds have the best start in their new homes. Please have a read through some of our most frequently asked questions page and if the answer to your worry is not there then feel free to ASK US! We want to make sure your birds are happy and healthy and you feel confident in keeping them tip top so please don’t be shy. |
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QUICK LOOK BUYING GUIDE
Pipinchick's unique quick look buying guide, created to help you make the right decisions when purchasing your pet chickens online.
Traffic light breed compatibility guide see below
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Make great pets, suitable for children
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Handle with care, needs a specialised enviroment or extra care read the breed guide.
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Egg colour and laying amount per year
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Traffic Light Buing Guide
It can be tempting when looking at all the lovely chickens and bantam hens for sale to want one of each and make a flock of mixed breeds but be careful not all breeds are compatible.
Breed harmony can be relative to space, if you have acres then most birds will be fine together however if you have a back garden set up with limited roaming room the guide below is very important.
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GREEN
Good with most 
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AMBER
Good with most (check the guide) 
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RED
Not suited with other breeds 
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Chickens Compatibility Guide.
Bearded Silkies - Compatible with most breeds. Can be bullied if on their own or with more aggressive bantams, hybrids or aggressive large breeds. Better in pairs.
Showgirl Silkies & Non-Bearded Silkies - Compatible with most breeds, more hardy than bearded Silkies and can fair better on their own or in mixed flocks with larger birds.
Bantam Polish - Compatible with most breeds. Can be bullied if on their own or with more aggressive bantams, hybrids or aggressive large breeds. Better in pairs.
Bantam Pekins - Compatible with most breeds but can bully if in numbers: Polish, Faverolles and other delicate bantams.
Bantam Marans, Sussex & Speckledy Hybrids - Compatible with most breeds but can bully if in numbers: Faverolles, Polish and other delicate bantams
Bantam Faverolles - Compatible with most breeds. Can be bullied if on their own or with more aggressive bantams, hybrids or aggressive large breeds.
Bantam Wyandotte’s - Compatible with most breeds but can bully if in numbers: Polish, Faverolles and other delicate bantams.
Bantam Sablepoot - Compatible with most breeds. Can be bullied if on their own or with more aggressive bantams, hybrids or aggressive large breeds. Better in pairs.
Bantam d'Uccles - Compatible with most breeds. Can be bullied if on their own or with more aggressive bantams, hybrids or aggressive large breeds. Better in pairs.
Bantam Seabright - Compatible with most breeds. Can be bullied if on their own or with more aggressive bantams, hybrids or aggressive large breeds. Better in Pairs.
Bantam Hybrid Laying Hens - Compatible with most breeds but can bully if in numbers: Polish, Faverolles and other delicate bantams.
Modern Game Bird - Compatible with most breeds. Can be bullied if on their own or with more aggressive bantams, hybrids or aggressive large breeds.
Araucana - Compatible with most breeds but can feather peck each other when bored or bully bantams if in numbers.
Houdan - Compatible with all breeds.
Cochin - Compatible with all breeds.
Brahma - Compatible with all breeds.
Laced Padovana - Compatible with most breeds, Can be bullied if on their own or with more aggressive bantams, hybrids or aggressive large breeds.
Bearded Silkies - Compatible with most breeds. Can be bullied if on their own or with more aggressive bantams, hybrids or aggressive large breeds. Better in pairs.
Showgirl Silkies & Non-Bearded Silkies - Compatible with most breeds, more hardy than bearded Silkies and can fair better on their own or in mixed flocks with larger birds.
Bantam Polish - Compatible with most breeds. Can be bullied if on their own or with more aggressive bantams, hybrids or aggressive large breeds. Better in pairs.
Bantam Pekins - Compatible with most breeds but can bully if in numbers: Polish, Faverolles and other delicate bantams.
Bantam Marans, Sussex & Speckledy Hybrids - Compatible with most breeds but can bully if in numbers: Faverolles, Polish and other delicate bantams
Bantam Faverolles - Compatible with most breeds. Can be bullied if on their own or with more aggressive bantams, hybrids or aggressive large breeds.
Bantam Wyandotte’s - Compatible with most breeds but can bully if in numbers: Polish, Faverolles and other delicate bantams.
Bantam Sablepoot - Compatible with most breeds. Can be bullied if on their own or with more aggressive bantams, hybrids or aggressive large breeds. Better in pairs.
Bantam d'Uccles - Compatible with most breeds. Can be bullied if on their own or with more aggressive bantams, hybrids or aggressive large breeds. Better in pairs.
Bantam Seabright - Compatible with most breeds. Can be bullied if on their own or with more aggressive bantams, hybrids or aggressive large breeds. Better in Pairs.
Bantam Hybrid Laying Hens - Compatible with most breeds but can bully if in numbers: Polish, Faverolles and other delicate bantams.
Modern Game Bird - Compatible with most breeds. Can be bullied if on their own or with more aggressive bantams, hybrids or aggressive large breeds.
Araucana - Compatible with most breeds but can feather peck each other when bored or bully bantams if in numbers.
Houdan - Compatible with all breeds.
Cochin - Compatible with all breeds.
Brahma - Compatible with all breeds.
Laced Padovana - Compatible with most breeds, Can be bullied if on their own or with more aggressive bantams, hybrids or aggressive large breeds.
**Always be wary mixing large hybrids and more aggressive larger breeds with any bantams**
All breeds are fully vaccinated against Marek's, Newcastle's and Infectious Bronchitis, and reared to our high standards, top quality rare and pure breed poultry for your home, garden or retail outlet,
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