they are Buff Orpingtons
buff is their color & the breed started in Orpington England more than 100 years ago.
OZ has some at his place from the same bloodline
no problem, get the exam done then start another Facebook account
all you need is another email address (i have 3)
take care & may the flock be with you
Patrick
i only feed it the first 2 weeks to baby chicks
then i feed them 22% starter/grower till they are 8 weeks old
at 8 weeks of age i switch to 15% grower
this gives the birds bones time to become large enough to support them
i tend to keep my birds on grower feed till they either start...
they are known to have some of the best meat in the world when fed the correct diet.
they want to be out free ranging or in a large area not stuck in a coop 24 hours a day (once they are old enough)
i wait till my birds are atleast 8 weeks old unless they were hatched by they broody mother...
we have 1 Bresse hen but we didn't have a mate for her so we used a splash english orpington rooster
we ended up with some large mostly white offspring
they were yummy :)
the one pictured in front is from this cross
the pullets proved to be good layers like their mother
Not sure of his gender yet. He tends to be very active and inquisitive when they are outside of their brooder but he prefers to be alone when inside the box. He doesn't mingle very much and prefers to sleep outside their room. I find him very interesting.
you could make the little guy a pet...
no laying pellets along with whole corn in the cold months
in the warm weather they get fermented feed
but this time of the year it will freeze solid before they have a chance to consume much of it
here i can find some cheep brands that work for what i need them to do
it's probably nothing i would want to feed a cat that i thought anything of
but it's good enough for poultry once in a while when they need it