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post #21 of 27
7/24/12 at 1:13pm
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Originally Posted by LizzieJ View Post

~I looked up saddle feathers so i know what you mean now, i have no idea what to do with them now. none of them are crowing (they should be by now i assume if they are male)


Oh poor you - Not too many option! Freezer came to mind! - I had 6 chicks and 4 turned out to be big old roo boys. I had to find new homes for them. My Maran chick had a big fluffy butt. That bird would squat like a girl but it also had those horrible old boy feathers speckled hen was talking about and it would do that Roo boy dance? We called it the He/she bird. After we got it a new home because it went along with another hand reared bird it finally started to crow! It was 9 months old! We couldn't keep Roo boys here either.

 

Oes - best of luck finding homes! hugs.gifknow how it feels!

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Oesdog -  cool.png Blessed are the cross-eyed for they shell inherit twice as much! tongue2.gif                                       
The teddy bear hymn? Gladly the cross-eyed bear! lau.gif
7 hens, 1 little dog, 1 BIG DOG, 1 cat, 1 DH, 3 adult sons,1 adult girl/SIL and Grand baby girl.

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post #22 of 27
7/24/12 at 3:35pm
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Originally Posted by speckledhen View Post

Meg is out of that huge exhibition size Orp stock. If you've ever seen them at shows, the hatchery Orps pale in size comparison.

 
Yes I had one until very recently. She suffered from internal laying, and died overnight. Poor thing.. we called her Sausage Fingers..

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Wish I had her long enough to know if she would do well in a show. She went broody and after that was over, her egg machine was just not working properly. Is that common in heavy breeds like this? Anyway.. Another discussion for another time. But they are big birds!

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LES Farms

Breeder of nothing right now.Read our RE-Build of LES Farms Thread.

 

Lost everything in a barn fire 2/11/13. Can't even pull it together.

Thank you for all the condolences and all the support and donations given to help us rebuild. You are all so special to us.

 

Please READ my thread about FIRE SAFETY. Trying to save as many others from the little mistakes that cost me everything.

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post #23 of 27
7/25/12 at 3:05am
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I thought maran when i saw them too! glad its not just me that spies the maran type markings on them. will take some more pictures today and post them. i will listen to more experienced hen keepers when they say roo's though and have found a place for them on a breeding farm nearby. its a shame because they are beautiful birds :(
 

4 Red shaver hybrids

3 Red orpingtons

2 Rhode Island red

2 Chocolate orp bantams

3 khaki campbell ducks

2 aylesbury ducks

4 cats

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3 kids

1 bump

1 husband

and a partridge in a pear tree!

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4 Red shaver hybrids

3 Red orpingtons

2 Rhode Island red

2 Chocolate orp bantams

3 khaki campbell ducks

2 aylesbury ducks

4 cats

1 dog

1 rabbit

3 kids

1 bump

1 husband

and a partridge in a pear tree!

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post #24 of 27
7/25/12 at 4:01am

they are defo not british orps

 

they are far too slender to be british orps

 

plus red orps are not a recognised breed so there is no breed perfection in them

5 Red Star, 1 Speckledy, 3 Col Blacktails, 3 White Star [Leghorn]  1 Amber Star - All Hybrid Pullets, 1 French Copper Marans - Roo, 2 Lavender Araucanas - Roos, 3 Cream Legbars - 2 Pullets & 1 Roo

 

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5 Red Star, 1 Speckledy, 3 Col Blacktails, 3 White Star [Leghorn]  1 Amber Star - All Hybrid Pullets, 1 French Copper Marans - Roo, 2 Lavender Araucanas - Roos, 3 Cream Legbars - 2 Pullets & 1 Roo

 

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post #25 of 27
7/25/12 at 9:15am

My Orps (from USA) are definitely much, much larger.  They are only about six months or so, and they are not at all small.  These birds don't look related to Orps to me, but then I haven't shown the breed.

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post #26 of 27
7/25/12 at 4:02pm
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Originally Posted by LizzieJ View Post

Im not doubting your expertise, im relatively new to chicken keeping and still not 100% sure of myself with them. (expertise wise) ive taken a good look at the one you said (angel) and she does indeed have those saddle feathers..............i think i may be going back to the breeder about her/him! it could be possible that the last one is a rooster as im only just getting an egg a day from them. i think its time to strangle a breeder! thanks for your help!
 

 

Kookie is a rooster too. Note the red on his wings. That is a rooster pattern. It's a shame that some people will tell unexperienced buyers that roosters are hens. Hope you get things straightened out.

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post #27 of 27
7/26/12 at 2:34am
Thread Starter 

Thanks all for your help, I will keep you updated on what happens next but i think they will be going to a new home on a farm nearby. the farm might not take them if they arent pure breeds though so could be problematic....................oh dear!
 

4 Red shaver hybrids

3 Red orpingtons

2 Rhode Island red

2 Chocolate orp bantams

3 khaki campbell ducks

2 aylesbury ducks

4 cats

1 dog

1 rabbit

3 kids

1 bump

1 husband

and a partridge in a pear tree!

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4 Red shaver hybrids

3 Red orpingtons

2 Rhode Island red

2 Chocolate orp bantams

3 khaki campbell ducks

2 aylesbury ducks

4 cats

1 dog

1 rabbit

3 kids

1 bump

1 husband

and a partridge in a pear tree!

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