Posts by MSchickenmama

I was moving my 8 week old girls cage, tripped over the dog and dropped the cage. My White Faced Black Spanish, now has a broken leg? I feel like a bad chicken mama. I have two cut down cotton swabs, supporting the leg wrapped in quaze...

My RIR & Cuckoo Maran are 20 weeks, then my Barred Rock is 22 weeks. When will these girls start laying? They have been on complete layer feed a full month now. They are as big as my other laying hens(Orpington, Wynadotte, EE &...

I am up for a Texas group to meet and swap.   COUNT me in!!!

I live in Arlington/Mansfield Area. We so do need to start a poultry club here in Texas. Then have swaps and meetings. My boys show animals-while I have my laying hens, that don't meet show quality. Would like access to local show...

Watching all the girls wander the yard, a hierarchy stands out.   Fuzzy Butt & Boobies are the graceful matrons. Shirley, Susan & Sparkles are busy bodies, and want to be in everyone’s business. Oreo, Blaze...

The hatchery was local. The hatchery took the little roo back, and gave me 2 Buff Orpingtons (which look just like Ruthanne's picture of her Buff O.). He was using my Columbine Wynadotte Hen, to add some "new" blood to his Wynadotte...

Thanks for the poctures your girls are soo cute. I had hopes in the beginning because one's head was very gold. Even there butt feathers are off. Scammed by a local hatchery, shame on me.

I wrote to the local hatchery about my concerns-He got a little defensive. Said he had not White Rocks or Rocks of any kind, That they were Orpingtons. But He is also where I got my sex-link Black Star from.   He did tell me...

I think they are "Rocks", they have yellow/orange legs. My mature Orpington has white/pinkish legs. Then 2 of the 3 are developing Combs.

OR ARE THEY EVEN ORPINGTONS?