Posts by bagawk

I put my six week old Buff Orpington out in the coop a week ago. I was putting her out in the day and up at night, unless it was below 50, then she came inside.   Right now, I lock her up in the house portion of the coop so...

follow up .... I spoke to Red Rooster via pm and that bird pictured at the top was indeed a hen.  

That's kind of the other thing I was hoping too ... maybe I should send a PM ....  

Sorry ... dragging an old thread back from the compost pile ...   I was looking at my Buff Orpington/Rhode Island Red "Tweety" this evening. This is my first attempt at egg incubating.  Tweety's getting a sorta curly...

  This is what I've got so far. He poked that hole and the membrane is white.  I was under the impression I'd be able to see in the membrane. LIke I said I've got a moist cloth in there, water in the water spot ... this...

I have two eggs hatching right now.  They were supposed to hatch late on the 13th or early on the 14th of January. Today my son called, very excited. He said one of them is raising heck and pecked a hole in the egg and there's a...

Awwww <3  Very cute.   That does help.  I've never raised from chicks. I have always purchased six month olds, or older.   This helps a LOT thank you VERY much!

I know. I love them too.  My Roo is a Buff and he's so bright and handsome!   We have temps into the 30's coming up - Florida, I know, huh ... weird. Wouldn't it be too soon to put them out yet????

So you just keep them on the counter in a bowl or something?

I have a friend that says his neighbor is selling 2 month old Buff Orpington Chicks. ... Not having ever raised chicks before I cannot envision what a 2 month old chick looks like.  I poked about on google.  Maybe I'm asking...