Our first grew out from two different sources, idk. We'll. See with tho.new guy. Hoping this big bottomed gal will decide to hatch off a few of her own babes this spring.
Just curious, anyone else have troubles when incubating their lav orps? Everything else hatches fast, clean, the orps hang out until I almost give up then they start trying to hatch, consistently losing 25% just like not strong enough to finish after pipping and half zipped, we've tried to help...
I do only have the 1 male and 1female lavenders in their pen. Separated from all other chickens at this time. As soon as she started to redden in the comb.
The chick in the pic is male, they are English orps. Hope we get a couple lavender
I think there is a couple pics of our pair. At the June ish postings at our Fab page. Should be a couple days old pic and then at about 4weeks
I know the one we hatched is a male, very thick legs, stubby wing feathering carries very upright. Already really spoiled, and barely any tail...
We put in our Orpingtons very first eggs, I hopes they would hatch.
Well her first egg laid on March 17 hatched this a.m.
it looks like a silvery splash baby. We'll post when it dries off, but it is really a large chick compared to the other one from the sex link egg.
I will have to look up the...
How old do these chickens have to be to become broody, this hen would be a crazy large living incubator...my gal is 27 weeks old, started laying on 3/17/15...
Just curious
My lavender guy is very beautiful.
Been handled since he was hatched.
Holy crap is he unpleasant now.
I think he's too heavy to try and hit me, but you can tell he's thinking bout it. Can't chance my littlest daughter going in there with him alone.
The hen, just as sweet as candy.
I've been...
We stuck a couple of our gals first eggs in, we had a little room. We've had pretty goid luck with our puller eggs, our rooster has been active for a month now...(crossing Fingers)
Our little $#1t maybe well name him pecker, was going to get rid of the other roos so he's the only one around, but being such a butthead in the last week, might scrap that project altogether