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post #1 of 817
4/30/11 at 11:44am
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Post pictures, stories, and why you like buff orpington chickens!smilebig_smiletonguelolcoolfrowcelebrateweeclapyawootthumbsuptongue2Dyippiechickie:jumpy:welcome

Hello, my name is Andrew Klunk and I am a small animal veterinarian. I love to garden, raise animals, hunt, and ride ATV's. The fowl that I raise are black rock bantams and black runner ducks.

 

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Hello, my name is Andrew Klunk and I am a small animal veterinarian. I love to garden, raise animals, hunt, and ride ATV's. The fowl that I raise are black rock bantams and black runner ducks.

 

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post #2 of 817
4/30/11 at 11:47am

I have been waiting for one of these! I am a dweeb when it comes to posting pictures. each time is like I have never done it before. be patient, and I will be back!
I guess the 'grand day out'...or 'the great escape', are still on the camera.
I will post when I get that downloaded...and I find the cameras... roll


Edited by 3goodeggs - 4/30/11 at 11:59am
"Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil and you're a thousand miles from a corn field" Dwight Eisenhower
Yep. And he said that before fire ants took over.
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"Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil and you're a thousand miles from a corn field" Dwight Eisenhower
Yep. And he said that before fire ants took over.
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post #3 of 817
5/5/11 at 1:43pm

I finally found the cameras and I managed to get the boy to find the cables... grr.. computers.
anyway here are a couple of when the girls escaped last month.
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/32107_dsc04281.jpg
http://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/32107_dsc04279.jpg


Edited by 3goodeggs - 5/5/11 at 1:46pm
"Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil and you're a thousand miles from a corn field" Dwight Eisenhower
Yep. And he said that before fire ants took over.
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"Farming looks mighty easy when your plow is a pencil and you're a thousand miles from a corn field" Dwight Eisenhower
Yep. And he said that before fire ants took over.
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post #4 of 817
5/5/11 at 4:55pm

I am getting my first Buff's on May 24. I can't wait to get them and watch them grow up!

  Happy owner of 12 Black Stars, 1 renegade Delaware banty, four Rhode Island Reds, four Buff Orpingtons, and four Silver-Laced Wyandottes! 
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  Happy owner of 12 Black Stars, 1 renegade Delaware banty, four Rhode Island Reds, four Buff Orpingtons, and four Silver-Laced Wyandottes! 
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post #5 of 817
5/21/11 at 6:39pm
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good pics

Hello, my name is Andrew Klunk and I am a small animal veterinarian. I love to garden, raise animals, hunt, and ride ATV's. The fowl that I raise are black rock bantams and black runner ducks.

 

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Hello, my name is Andrew Klunk and I am a small animal veterinarian. I love to garden, raise animals, hunt, and ride ATV's. The fowl that I raise are black rock bantams and black runner ducks.

 

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post #6 of 817
6/11/11 at 8:54am

How old do BO's need to be to determine sex?  Is it all about the comb and waddles?

7 chickens, 3 cats, 2 dogs .... and a VERY DH. 
My mealworm farm http://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=59623-mealworm-fam-experiences

And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.   Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

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7 chickens, 3 cats, 2 dogs .... and a VERY DH. 
My mealworm farm http://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=59623-mealworm-fam-experiences

And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.   Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

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post #7 of 817
6/11/11 at 10:46am

You can usually tell their gender around 6 weeks old by the males getting redder combs and showing wattle development.  The girls tend to stay pretty pale until almost point of lay.

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 #8 of 817
6/11/11 at 10:49am

I consider Buff Orpingtons to be the superior homesteading chicken. I love how well they lay, their massive size, and their broodiness!! Go Buffs!

Sex is determined by wattlles and combs usually by 6 weeks of age.

Animals at The Moment: Rabbits (7), Chickens (31), Ducks (2), and Honeybee Hives (1)

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Animals at The Moment: Rabbits (7), Chickens (31), Ducks (2), and Honeybee Hives (1)

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post #9 of 817
6/11/11 at 2:17pm

Thank you!

7 chickens, 3 cats, 2 dogs .... and a VERY DH. 
My mealworm farm http://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=59623-mealworm-fam-experiences

And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.   Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

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7 chickens, 3 cats, 2 dogs .... and a VERY DH. 
My mealworm farm http://www.backyardchickens.com/web/viewblog.php?id=59623-mealworm-fam-experiences

And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.   Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche

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post #10 of 817
6/11/11 at 7:30pm

I only got one in my assortment of brown egg layers from McMurray.  This is Claudia, she's my buddy and one of my favorites!

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/0903/Mindierose/IMG_6856.jpg

Loving life with my God, my wonderful husband, 7 children, and small, humble farm.
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Loving life with my God, my wonderful husband, 7 children, and small, humble farm.
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