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post #11771 of 18345
4/4/12 at 2:16pm

seperate breeds missy it is just another color.

I am going to say your mystery chicken is a welsummer or partridge rock

I will be on a missions trip to mexico over spring break and won't be back for the swap but i want 2 sell my roos and pick up 2 showgirl chicks from pintail. hmm.png

I have 2 Wheaton Ameraucana pullets(Fluffy and Cleo) and 1 Blue Wheaton Ameraucana pullet (Lily) , 2 Showgirls chicks one Buff Columbian(Ji ji),and one Silver Partridge(???) both pullets, a Production Red pullet(Erica), a SlashLRW pullet(???), a Blue LF cochin pullet(Blueberry), and a Sliver Spangled Hamburg Pullet (Pepper).

 

 

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I have 2 Wheaton Ameraucana pullets(Fluffy and Cleo) and 1 Blue Wheaton Ameraucana pullet (Lily) , 2 Showgirls chicks one Buff Columbian(Ji ji),and one Silver Partridge(???) both pullets, a Production Red pullet(Erica), a SlashLRW pullet(???), a Blue LF cochin pullet(Blueberry), and a Sliver Spangled Hamburg Pullet (Pepper).

 

 

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post #11772 of 18345
4/4/12 at 2:19pm

With more new babies coming in just over a week, I'm running out of space.  I have the small coop, where the big kids have been spending the days... but not today.  Right now they're in the bathroom brooder.  The little kids are in the kennel brooder and outgrowing it fast.  They're getting in fights in the cramped spot, and behave much better when I move them into the bathroom brooder when the big kids go outside.  So here's what I was thinking... 

 

In a little over a week I'll have:

13 hatchlings and 2 new ducklings

14 little kids (4 weeks)

8 big kids (6-8 weeks)

 

And I have:

The outside coop

The bathroom brooder

The kennel brooder

Rubbermaid tubs for a short time

 

If the new ones go into the kennel brooder and the little kids go into the bathroom brooder, do you think it will work to let the big kids stay in the outside coop and just come in at night?  I'd be putting them with the little kids at night, at a ratio of 8 to 14.  Since it's only getting below freezing a few days a week, can they just stay out there at night?  I'm so worried about fires that I don't run heat out there.

Chickens: faverolles, australorps, Delaware, barred rock, welsummer, silver laced wyandotte, lavender and buff x wheaten ameraucanas, BLRW, blue and splash andalusian, cochin, exchequer leghorn, silkie, brabanter, minorca, turken, RIR, brahma, speckled sussex...Ducks: two welsh harlequins, two blue swedish...  Two dogs, a snake, two parents and two kids... and food gardens everywhere else. 

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Chickens: faverolles, australorps, Delaware, barred rock, welsummer, silver laced wyandotte, lavender and buff x wheaten ameraucanas, BLRW, blue and splash andalusian, cochin, exchequer leghorn, silkie, brabanter, minorca, turken, RIR, brahma, speckled sussex...Ducks: two welsh harlequins, two blue swedish...  Two dogs, a snake, two parents and two kids... and food gardens everywhere else. 

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post #11773 of 18345
4/4/12 at 2:22pm

I'd think that at sis to 8 weeks they would be fine

I have 2 Wheaton Ameraucana pullets(Fluffy and Cleo) and 1 Blue Wheaton Ameraucana pullet (Lily) , 2 Showgirls chicks one Buff Columbian(Ji ji),and one Silver Partridge(???) both pullets, a Production Red pullet(Erica), a SlashLRW pullet(???), a Blue LF cochin pullet(Blueberry), and a Sliver Spangled Hamburg Pullet (Pepper).

 

 

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I have 2 Wheaton Ameraucana pullets(Fluffy and Cleo) and 1 Blue Wheaton Ameraucana pullet (Lily) , 2 Showgirls chicks one Buff Columbian(Ji ji),and one Silver Partridge(???) both pullets, a Production Red pullet(Erica), a SlashLRW pullet(???), a Blue LF cochin pullet(Blueberry), and a Sliver Spangled Hamburg Pullet (Pepper).

 

 

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post #11774 of 18345
4/4/12 at 2:30pm

Missy, it really depends upon their feathering. Usually 12 weeks or more is the norm with putting chickies out when it's still cold but if they feather in faster then you won't have any issues. Also, it will take your existing flock a bit to accept them as well.

Happily Married for 32 years. 3 FBCM (Alberto, Bridgette & Maybelline), BLRW (Lacey), LA (Amanda), Orpington/Delaware (Bella), CM (Monique). RIP Wynonna - 3/23/11-3/25/12, Little Guy (LG) - 4/28/-5/6/12, Harmony - 3/17-9/7/12, Leroy - 3/7/12-4/14/13

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Happily Married for 32 years. 3 FBCM (Alberto, Bridgette & Maybelline), BLRW (Lacey), LA (Amanda), Orpington/Delaware (Bella), CM (Monique). RIP Wynonna - 3/23/11-3/25/12, Little Guy (LG) - 4/28/-5/6/12, Harmony - 3/17-9/7/12, Leroy - 3/7/12-4/14/13

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post #11775 of 18345
4/4/12 at 2:33pm
Thread Starter 

Everything I read says once they are fully feathered they are fine to go outside but I am always nervous about putting them out so young.  So I am a terrible person to ask for advice on this subject.

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Don't miss the new Nevada thread pages here!  These pages are in their infancy so don't hesitate to send me suggestions for additions or improvements.  Just be kind... I'm old and technologically challenged.     LOL

 

All things Nevada.

 

New Nevada recipe pages here.

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post #11776 of 18345
4/4/12 at 2:33pm
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Originally Posted by sherylreno View Post

Missy, it really depends upon their feathering. Usually 12 weeks or more is the norm with putting chickies out when it's still cold but if they feather in faster then you won't have any issues. Also, it will take your existing flock a bit to accept them as well.



They wouldn't be out with the grownups for a long time still.  They're way too little still.  The smaller coop is totally enclosed and away from the rest of the yard.  There's even a small, very sheltered area that's mostly enclosed in wood and is really warm, but when my original 4 were there they only used it for laying eggs.  There are roosts in there and everything, but they preferred to roost in open air.

 

The first 4 came in at night until mid-June, and were 8 weeks old.  But all gardeners will remember that it froze until early June last year, too.  Plus I really, really pampered them.

 


Edited by americanvalkyrie - 4/4/12 at 2:39pm

Chickens: faverolles, australorps, Delaware, barred rock, welsummer, silver laced wyandotte, lavender and buff x wheaten ameraucanas, BLRW, blue and splash andalusian, cochin, exchequer leghorn, silkie, brabanter, minorca, turken, RIR, brahma, speckled sussex...Ducks: two welsh harlequins, two blue swedish...  Two dogs, a snake, two parents and two kids... and food gardens everywhere else. 

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Chickens: faverolles, australorps, Delaware, barred rock, welsummer, silver laced wyandotte, lavender and buff x wheaten ameraucanas, BLRW, blue and splash andalusian, cochin, exchequer leghorn, silkie, brabanter, minorca, turken, RIR, brahma, speckled sussex...Ducks: two welsh harlequins, two blue swedish...  Two dogs, a snake, two parents and two kids... and food gardens everywhere else. 

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post #11777 of 18345
4/4/12 at 2:43pm
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Originally Posted by 2seth2 View Post

seperate breeds missy it is just another color.

 



Yes separate breeds, not different colors.  She was talking about Black Orpingtons and Black Australorps.  Same colors.  The Australorp is also called the Australian Black Orp.  The Australorp originated in England when Orps were brought over (to Australia) and mixed with other breeds.  Here is some good info on the subject.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australorp

 

 

Don't miss the new Nevada thread pages here!  These pages are in their infancy so don't hesitate to send me suggestions for additions or improvements.  Just be kind... I'm old and technologically challenged.     LOL

 

All things Nevada.

 

New Nevada recipe pages here.

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Don't miss the new Nevada thread pages here!  These pages are in their infancy so don't hesitate to send me suggestions for additions or improvements.  Just be kind... I'm old and technologically challenged.     LOL

 

All things Nevada.

 

New Nevada recipe pages here.

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post #11778 of 18345
4/4/12 at 2:43pm

Oh yeah, I remember seeing that area. I just don't know MIssy, it's all about the feathering still.

Happily Married for 32 years. 3 FBCM (Alberto, Bridgette & Maybelline), BLRW (Lacey), LA (Amanda), Orpington/Delaware (Bella), CM (Monique). RIP Wynonna - 3/23/11-3/25/12, Little Guy (LG) - 4/28/-5/6/12, Harmony - 3/17-9/7/12, Leroy - 3/7/12-4/14/13

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Happily Married for 32 years. 3 FBCM (Alberto, Bridgette & Maybelline), BLRW (Lacey), LA (Amanda), Orpington/Delaware (Bella), CM (Monique). RIP Wynonna - 3/23/11-3/25/12, Little Guy (LG) - 4/28/-5/6/12, Harmony - 3/17-9/7/12, Leroy - 3/7/12-4/14/13

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post #11779 of 18345
4/4/12 at 2:47pm

I'll probably put them outside during the day and bring them inside at night, if everyone can behave themselves when I mix them. 

Chickens: faverolles, australorps, Delaware, barred rock, welsummer, silver laced wyandotte, lavender and buff x wheaten ameraucanas, BLRW, blue and splash andalusian, cochin, exchequer leghorn, silkie, brabanter, minorca, turken, RIR, brahma, speckled sussex...Ducks: two welsh harlequins, two blue swedish...  Two dogs, a snake, two parents and two kids... and food gardens everywhere else. 

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Chickens: faverolles, australorps, Delaware, barred rock, welsummer, silver laced wyandotte, lavender and buff x wheaten ameraucanas, BLRW, blue and splash andalusian, cochin, exchequer leghorn, silkie, brabanter, minorca, turken, RIR, brahma, speckled sussex...Ducks: two welsh harlequins, two blue swedish...  Two dogs, a snake, two parents and two kids... and food gardens everywhere else. 

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post #11780 of 18345
4/4/12 at 2:48pm
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Originally Posted by americanvalkyrie View Post

They wouldn't be out with the grownups for a long time still.  They're way too little still.  The smaller coop is totally enclosed and away from the rest of the yard.  There's even a small, very sheltered area that's mostly enclosed in wood and is really warm, but when my original 4 were there they only used it for laying eggs.  There are roosts in there and everything, but they preferred to roost in open air.

 

The first 4 came in at night until mid-June, and were 8 weeks old.  But all gardeners will remember that it froze until early June last year, too.  Plus I really, really pampered them.

 


If they are coming in at night and have their own sheltered area outside as well as their own coop I am sure they would be fine.  Do you get hawks or owls in your area?
 

Up here in Red Rock it froze on June 26th last year (according to locals).

Don't miss the new Nevada thread pages here!  These pages are in their infancy so don't hesitate to send me suggestions for additions or improvements.  Just be kind... I'm old and technologically challenged.     LOL

 

All things Nevada.

 

New Nevada recipe pages here.

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Don't miss the new Nevada thread pages here!  These pages are in their infancy so don't hesitate to send me suggestions for additions or improvements.  Just be kind... I'm old and technologically challenged.     LOL

 

All things Nevada.

 

New Nevada recipe pages here.

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