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post #1 of 14
8/18/12 at 10:24am
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Hey there I am new at this! I removed 2 roosters already and now the waddles and combs of the others are rapidly growing. Not sure what I have anymore I know they are blue splash and black orpingtons! Any help would be appreciated! They were all born april 11th this year

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post #2 of 14
8/18/12 at 11:01am

the splash and the blue behind it in the last pic look like cockerels at 4.5 months 

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post #3 of 14
8/18/12 at 11:05am

Im not seeing saddle feathers and at this age you should

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post #4 of 14
8/18/12 at 11:55am

 The Splash looks like a roo

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post #5 of 14
8/18/12 at 9:57pm

I know orpingtons can be slow to mature but I'm not seeing anything screaming roo. This is the age when hens start to mature and get red combs and wattles as they reach point of lay. Closer pics of each bird would help. 

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Well, the kittens aren't so cute anymore and the easter egger cockerels are in the freezer. Plus, I think offering them as "prizes" scared folks off! So, I'm still posting quotes, if you know it let me know. I'm very enamored of this new one, it may hang around for a while!

 

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Rachel BB
 

Well, the kittens aren't so cute anymore and the easter egger cockerels are in the freezer. Plus, I think offering them as "prizes" scared folks off! So, I'm still posting quotes, if you know it let me know. I'm very enamored of this new one, it may hang around for a while!

 

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post #6 of 14
8/18/12 at 10:02pm
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Hey there I am new at this! I removed 2 roosters already and now the waddles and combs of the others are rapidly growing. Not sure what I have anymore I know they are blue splash and black orpingtons! Any help would be appreciated! They were all born april 11th this year

Look at "My Birds" on my profile. I have a Splash Orp hatched on April 2. So he is exactly same age and yours look nothing like him. His comb is over 1" high and wattles are nearly 2" and ear lobes are as long as wattles. I have 2 Buff Orps that are 4 weeks younger and are just now starting to get wattles and combs growing.

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post #7 of 14
8/18/12 at 10:11pm
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Look at "My Birds" on my profile. I have a Splash Orp hatched on April 2. So he is exactly same age and yours look nothing like him. His comb is over 1" high and wattles are nearly 2" and ear lobes are as long as wattles. I have 2 Buff Orps that are 4 weeks younger and are just now starting to get wattles and combs growing.


Sorry, Not in "My Birds", but in "breeds" Pics of all my kids there

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Married to wife of 18yrs, 19yo and 17yo boys(One EOD in Army, other in HS), Australian Shepherd, Australian Cattle Dog mix, 2 dumb cats that hate each other(at least the fighting stopped), 33 chickens

 

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post #8 of 14
8/20/12 at 3:45pm
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Here are some updated closer pictures!  Thank you all for the opinions I wish more people would tell me what they think tho! Still no crowing which started in the other splash I had over a month ago but I already got rid of him. this is his sibling tho

 

 

 

 

 

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post #9 of 14
8/20/12 at 4:42pm

I am leaning heavily toward pullet. The comb and wattles are about the same size as my BO pullets. And the lack of vertical tail feathers and no long pointed saddle feathers looks like a pullet.

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Married to wife of 18yrs, 19yo and 17yo boys(One EOD in Army, other in HS), Australian Shepherd, Australian Cattle Dog mix, 2 dumb cats that hate each other(at least the fighting stopped), 33 chickens

 

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post #10 of 14
9/6/12 at 1:37pm
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still no crowing a few people i talked to at walla walla county fair in the chicken barn says she is almost certain if they are not crowing by now then I am safe! Now waiting for eggs!

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