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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    Yes! That's where we got the name, the kids couldn't stop comparing her yellow fluff to the character on the show when she was a chick. :D:cool:
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    Buff Orpington/ Orpington

    Our Buff Orpington is very friendly with people and very gentile to all the other hens. We ADORE her. She is easy to handle and doesn't mind being held. She is so fun to watch in the yard because she is so curious. We live in a mild climate but she lays very well spring, summer, fall, and we get...
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    What Breed Is This?

    Here is our EE No muffs or beard, but also no waddles this was when she was about 8 weeks old in the first photo, there are a few of her from today. she lays beautiful light blue eggs.
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    Picture Of The Week (POW) Information & Submissions

    One of my favorite chickens is our Buff Orpington, so sweet and curious. Her name is Astrid.
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    Silkie thread!

    so my "green girl"is starting to get her feathers in, and she looks a bit like a Zebra lol.
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    New Adventure!

    That's a great idea! I'm sure that there will be others who will at one time or another be in the same boat so to speak. And its always a good idea to have an experience to look back on.. I think our little chicks are on the way to being spoiled, already having tasted of fresh corn, and apple...
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    Silkie thread!

    Thank you for the advice!! we will keep a close eye on them,( Easy to do since they are all camped out in a brooding box in our living room!!) We are loving it!
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    New Adventure!

    How cute!! Good luck with the move!! I had never thought of having to move chickens before! Do they travel well? do you have many to move? My dear husband has been building our coop over the last few days, and i think the kids are going to be disappointed when they realize its for the Chickens...
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    Silkie thread!

    New to chickens and new to silkies but super excited to start our new adventure, we have had our new babies for 3 days (2 silkies, 1 buff orpingtion, and 1 ee) They were all nearly the same size when we got them, but the buff(Astrid) and the EE(Cleopecktra) seem to already have doubled in size...
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    New Adventure!

    I was just peeking in on the Silkie Thread! It seems funny to be so obsessed with chickens and have only had them for a few days!! lol I may be a little more excited than the kids! Already have a roll of pictures I am showing to all my friends lol! Nice to be around the sort that wants to see...
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    New Adventure!

    It took weeks for the kids to wear down my husband, but he eventually caved and agreed to a few chickens. And so our chicken adventure begins!! in the last 3 days we have started building our chicken coop for our back yard, and brought home 4 chicks( 2 Silkies, 1 EE and 1 Buff Orphingtion) and...
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    Silkie chick colors!!

    We are just starting out in the adventure of chicken farming!! We are already having a blast and have only had our babies for 4 days. We picked up a variety at the local farm supply which included 2 Silkie chicks. one of which is a color that i find very interesting, her down seems to be a...
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