Hello - we have 6 Buff Orpington hens, about 6-7 months old (one has been laying for a week so far). I noticed today that one has a very pale comb (a few of them have not reddened up yet, but hers is more pale than pink). She is less active, slightly lethargic or off-balance. I inspected her...
Hello! This is our first set of chicks. They are approx. 4 weeks old. They have feathered out a bit and it is quite warm here in SW GA, and so yesterday our chicks had their first outdoors outing and moved from the brooder box to coop. We have 8 buff Orpington pullets, and 1 that we were told is...
Hello - we currently have nine 1.5 week old Buff Orpingtons in a brooder box/storage bin which is about 6 sq feet. We live in SW GA and outdoor temperatures for the next 2 weeks will be lows around 50 with highs in the upper 70’s. I understand they will soon (and possibly already have) outgrow...
Hi all! Glad to join the site and start our first set of 9 chicks! We planned on 6, but ended up with 8 Buff Orpington and 1 “freebie” pullet, which the hatchery told us is an Ayam Cemani but came out spotted rather than the desired black color. My husband is finishing up building our coop which...