We are losing our coop and our owner has to move by 3/31/22. Our flock has Orpington, Orp/Barred Rock, and Silver Penciled Rock/Orp, Barred Rock, and Silver Penciled Rock. We need a place to roost and will pay you by giving you fresh eggs everyday! We love to get out of our run and help our...
I am moving and need to find a home for the flock as we can't take them with us. Have 15 girls, 3 of them are 4 yr olds 1 Barred Rock 2 Orps. I have 1 Silver Penciled Rock 2 yrs old. The rest are 1 yr plus they are Blue orp/Silver Penciled Rock crosses, Wyandotte/Orp crosses and some Orpingtons...
I know this subject will eventually pop up this summer with the heat and poo and wet runs etc. People ask what works for taking out the flies. Well I think it is safe to say you won't ever get rid of them all, at least till a hard freeze comes this fall. But until then help controlling them I'm...
vND is now in the Bay area Article here
https://www.eastbaytimes.com/2019/03/15/deadly-chicken-disease-spreads-to-bay-area/?fbclid=IwAR1AdG-6Flm5At1LOCil_YzDC9Sb9Y6nmc59GYHSV4sHKHWLSMBpGo-sfME
Went out to collect my eggs this afternoon and this is what I found. The little egg is about the size of a quail egg. Never had this small an egg from any chicken I ever raised, not even a pullet.
I do have 3 pullets in my flock two of them are 24 weeks and have been laying since week 19. One is...
I am starting this thread in hopes of getting opinions,ideas, and comments concerning this topic. If you deep litter in your run I want to hear from you, whatever your opinion is. Yay or Nay, Good or Bad, let's hear it all If ya post, would like to know where you are and what kind of climate you...
I'm in SoCal and have a outdoor run that is mostly dirt. With all the heat I have been running the misters quite often to keep the girls cooled down and the dirt doesn't get much of a chance to dry out, so now I am getting odors not conducive to good neighbor relations, if you get my drift. I...
I have a SLW pullet just start laying 2 weeks ago. Yesterday she had a prolapse so we soaked her butt in Epsom salts, got the egg out and pushed the prolapse back in, lubed her up a little and crated her. Now so far she seems to be doing ok, but she hasn't layed or tried to lay yet. My question...
I am making room for more Orpintons and am looking to rehome these two girls. They are 11 months old and have a wonderful disposition, they are also great layers. I only have so much room other wise I would keep them. Temecula area.
I have 4 SL Wy cockrels, pet quality to good homes. Their freeRoo3 by Trux posted Apr 19, 2018 at 7:21 PMRoo2 by Trux posted Apr 19, 2018 at 7:21 PMRoo1 by Trux posted Apr 19, 2018 at 7:21 PM
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Our newest members of the flock Sam a Black SL Orp and Dolly a SL Blue Orp Bought from a breeder in Idaho as pet quality. They are still beautiful birds and will be with us for some time to come.
I was raised on the farm and stayed there till I was 18. I'm now 62 and living in SoCal with my better half :) and we have a backyard mixed flock of 14 atm. Buff and White Orps make for five of them. We also have Barred Rocks (three) Columbian Wyandottes (three) and Jersey Giants (three). We...