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I think my girl has a comb like Clara. But she is also in a pen with larger more dominate hens. I guess that matters with comb size.

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That sounds like a moult to me. If you notice anything odd, like they are not themselves then I would worry.

Wow! Fiona has a massive comb for her age. My hen's comb is more like the hen in the background. I take it Fiona is the head hen?

I have a white leghorn about the same age. I am soooo excited. Mine hasn't started to squat yet, but man is her comb red.

Hello, welcome to BYC!!! Is your new coup going to be separated from your orps? placing a clutch of eggs is worth a try. You cannot force a hen to go broody. However, buff orps have the tendency to be VERY broody.

Hello, welcome to BYC!!! Can you send a picture of your coup? My coup is elevated off the ground, maybe consider something like that? Where are you from?

Hello everyone, I am from southern michigan (Hudson, which is near Adrian and Jackson) does anyone know where I can take some chickens to get butchered?

Are awesome. Sorry I hit send before I was finished typing

The only hatchery in michigan I know is townline hatchery. http://www.townlinehatchery.com/ Barred rocks and buff orps

You can build anything you want with the pallets. As long as the coop has four walls and a roof your girls will be happy. I get my chicks from a number of places, mostly tsc. Also, I have bought some from my nearest auction house. The problem with auction house chickens is you don't know what...

Hello, welcome to BYC!!!! 1) A coup with a small run attached is considered a coup with a pen. You could consider doing a chicken tractor, that way your girls can go to different places. Many say your pen size should be 4 square feet per bird. With a pen with your size it would equal 360...

Hello newchick, I am from Michigan as well. I don't consider myself a expert or anything but I can give you my two cents. In my opinion I would build my own coop. I would start by building a coup big enough for at least six chickens. I say six because raising chickens becomes an obsession trust...

I love Buff Orps. They are very docile and friendly. One of my orps, always runs to me and sits on my feet waiting to be picked up. I live in Michigan and my girls do fine in the winter.

Thank you so much for your response. I think it is coccidosis, I have seen water poo but i thought that was a random occurrence.

A couple weeks ago i started loosing my 10 week old chicks. I walked into my coup one day and seen one laying on it's back dead. There was no evidence of foul play. The very next day i had walked out to my coup, there I had found two more chicks dead. One was on it's back, the other on its...

Nothing tastes better than farm fresh meat! When I raise meat birds like that i will feed them turkey feed for the first two weeks. They explode in side. You just have to make sure you place their food and water on top of a ramp so they have to run up and down to eat. I dont know how many i lost...

Egg laying has everything to do with the breed. A leghorn seems to lay every single day (sometimes twice), while a cornish lays fewer eggs

Do you have any nice neighbors or family close by? When i go away I will have my neighbor look after my girls.

I have a Buff Orpington that will always run up to me when i reach their pen. She will sit on my feet when i am standing. If i sit down inside the pen she will jump up on my shoulder and perch there. I looovveee Buff Orps!