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Buff Orp. or Easter Eggr? 4-6 months, hen or roo (PLEASE say hen)??

post #1 of 48
10/2/09 at 12:03pm
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We were not given much info on this chicken.  But we were told that it was a pullet, and that she was 3-5 months (that was on Sep 1).  Lately "she" has been on top of the hen house, often, and I've noticed "her" climbing on a couple of my banty hens lately.   I don't know if she's just trying to climb the ranks of the pecking order, or doing something else.  She's not very red in the comb or wattles, as I read that others usually see by this time.  But because we don't know much about her, (or about chickens for that matter), I'm coming to ya'll for advice.  Her mom is a buff orp, (whom we also have) I don't know what the dad was, (she's alot darker than her mom though, and stands alot taller)...



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Edited by kikster - 10/2/09 at 12:25pm
Our (mostly) bantam flock:
1 Cochin, 2 Frizzled, 1 White Cornish, 1 New Hampshire, 1 Buff Orp (standard, "momma" hen), and 1 obnoxious Havanese (dog ) that would love to devour all of the aforementioned...
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Our (mostly) bantam flock:
1 Cochin, 2 Frizzled, 1 White Cornish, 1 New Hampshire, 1 Buff Orp (standard, "momma" hen), and 1 obnoxious Havanese (dog ) that would love to devour all of the aforementioned...
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post #2 of 48
10/2/09 at 12:05pm

You want the good news or the bad news first?


Good news:
You weren't lied to.

Bad news:
You weren't lied to on purpose.

It's an Easter Egger and by those pointy saddle feathers, I am going to say young cockerel.

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post #3 of 48
10/2/09 at 12:06pm

That is Easter Egger Roo

Black Leghorns- they are my main attention, White Leghorn,I still have a few Light Brown Leghorns, but am not going to breed them.I keep small flock GS Barred Rocks, small flock New Hampshire's and am starting to think about good SLW. I do not call myself Breeder- I am backyard chicken lover.

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Black Leghorns- they are my main attention, White Leghorn,I still have a few Light Brown Leghorns, but am not going to breed them.I keep small flock GS Barred Rocks, small flock New Hampshire's and am starting to think about good SLW. I do not call myself Breeder- I am backyard chicken lover.

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post #4 of 48
10/2/09 at 12:06pm

It almost looks in the one picture that it has saddle feathers developing which would mean roo.  It's also not an orp....wrong color legs and wrong comb type.....maybe an EE.

I'm a Farmer/Rancher  Wife,Mom & Grandma  No Farms, No food. 
If you want house chickens and ducks in diapers then this is the forum for you.
I've got 50+ years of poultry experience, but this 'poultry' forum isn't for me anymore.
If you're going to complain about farmers, don't do it with a full belly or a mouthful.
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I'm a Farmer/Rancher  Wife,Mom & Grandma  No Farms, No food. 
If you want house chickens and ducks in diapers then this is the forum for you.
I've got 50+ years of poultry experience, but this 'poultry' forum isn't for me anymore.
If you're going to complain about farmers, don't do it with a full belly or a mouthful.
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post #5 of 48
10/2/09 at 12:06pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by ve 

That is Easter Egger Roo


Agree

Breeds: Lavender, Buff, Black and White Orpington & Tufted Rumpless Araucana (lavender, white and nonstandard colors)

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Breeds: Lavender, Buff, Black and White Orpington & Tufted Rumpless Araucana (lavender, white and nonstandard colors)

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post #6 of 48
10/2/09 at 12:09pm
Thread Starter 

OMG!!! So it's not possible that the Buff orp hen that we have is his/her mom?!  When we got it as a chick it was a bit smaller, but "he's" always hung around my BO and under her wing and all.

Oh my gosh...  I don't know what to say.


This a pic from when we first got them Aug 9.  So almost 2 mos ago.  I knew something was weird about her feathering, even then....

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2626/3974528885_8f18f3508b.jpg


Edited by kikster - 10/2/09 at 12:14pm
Our (mostly) bantam flock:
1 Cochin, 2 Frizzled, 1 White Cornish, 1 New Hampshire, 1 Buff Orp (standard, "momma" hen), and 1 obnoxious Havanese (dog ) that would love to devour all of the aforementioned...
Reply
Our (mostly) bantam flock:
1 Cochin, 2 Frizzled, 1 White Cornish, 1 New Hampshire, 1 Buff Orp (standard, "momma" hen), and 1 obnoxious Havanese (dog ) that would love to devour all of the aforementioned...
Reply
post #7 of 48
10/2/09 at 12:18pm

She can be his mother but father is EE

Black Leghorns- they are my main attention, White Leghorn,I still have a few Light Brown Leghorns, but am not going to breed them.I keep small flock GS Barred Rocks, small flock New Hampshire's and am starting to think about good SLW. I do not call myself Breeder- I am backyard chicken lover.

Reply

Black Leghorns- they are my main attention, White Leghorn,I still have a few Light Brown Leghorns, but am not going to breed them.I keep small flock GS Barred Rocks, small flock New Hampshire's and am starting to think about good SLW. I do not call myself Breeder- I am backyard chicken lover.

Reply
post #8 of 48
10/2/09 at 12:27pm
Thread Starter 

NOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!! hehe  he


barnie  hubby is not gonna be happy bout this one....


Why doesn't she have comb/wattle development by now?  I thought they developed early in roos??


Edited by kikster - 10/2/09 at 12:45pm
Our (mostly) bantam flock:
1 Cochin, 2 Frizzled, 1 White Cornish, 1 New Hampshire, 1 Buff Orp (standard, "momma" hen), and 1 obnoxious Havanese (dog ) that would love to devour all of the aforementioned...
Reply
Our (mostly) bantam flock:
1 Cochin, 2 Frizzled, 1 White Cornish, 1 New Hampshire, 1 Buff Orp (standard, "momma" hen), and 1 obnoxious Havanese (dog ) that would love to devour all of the aforementioned...
Reply
post #9 of 48
10/2/09 at 1:07pm

What are you feeding them? Is it just corn?

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post #10 of 48
10/2/09 at 1:14pm
Thread Starter 

No its organic feed from Countryside Natural , why does something look wrong with it? sad   

We're newbies, and didn't know what to get, we just told them the ages of our chickens, and that's what they said we needed, lol.  But it definitely has more than just corn in it...


Edited by kikster - 10/2/09 at 1:20pm
Our (mostly) bantam flock:
1 Cochin, 2 Frizzled, 1 White Cornish, 1 New Hampshire, 1 Buff Orp (standard, "momma" hen), and 1 obnoxious Havanese (dog ) that would love to devour all of the aforementioned...
Reply
Our (mostly) bantam flock:
1 Cochin, 2 Frizzled, 1 White Cornish, 1 New Hampshire, 1 Buff Orp (standard, "momma" hen), and 1 obnoxious Havanese (dog ) that would love to devour all of the aforementioned...
Reply
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