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    Buffs producing odd coloured chicks

    I have 2 Buff Orpington cockerels plus 6 buff orpington hens all from 2 seperate Buff Breeders and kept together I'm their own coop and run with no chance of any other cockerel getting in. Eggs have been incubated and the chicks have a strange colour and markings. Could someone advise what the...
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    How many eggs do your Buff Orpingtons Lay a Week?

    I breed Orpingtons of various colours and if fed and looked after correctly you should get 5 eggs per week per bird on average. Obviously if there are changes such as introducing new birds, moving coops, vermin getting in the coop and the usual moult egg production will take a hit. As a rule...
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    Isobella Brahma

    Ha ha thank you for that il give it a whirl Regards Geoff
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    Isobella Brahma

    Thank you for that
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    Isobella Brahma

    Thanks everyone for your replies and kind welcome
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    Incubator Tempature Keeps Going Up and Down [Help]

    Hi I am in the UK and had no problems incubating in the garage last summer. This time I tried in the house due to the unpredictable weather at this time of year and I have had nothing but temperature fluctuating up and down so I think it also depends on the ambient temperature in the room where...
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    Isobella Brahma

    Thank you for that I currently keep legbars orpingtons silkies and faverolles but I heard a rumour that Brahmas can damage themselves if offered a roost due to their size and weight. Regards Geoff
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    Isobella Brahma

    Good afternoon I am based in the UK and just about to add some Brahmas to my collection. I would like to ask 3 things Firstly is Isobella a recognised colour and second if I breed isobella to isobella will they produce only isobella sorry for all the isobellas Thirdly do Brahmas need a roost...
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    Backyard chickens UK

    Hello I am based in Lancashire and also new on here but have been on as a non member for a long time Glad I joined
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    Backyard chickens UK

    Hello Sue I am based in the UK Regards Geoff
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    New member

    Thank you for that I have swapped out my main Cockerel and started a fresh group with a new cock and three pullets that I know are all pure, I will keep my other small flock just for eating eggs
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    New member

    That's the problem none of my other roosters have access, could it be in the genes from say grandparents etc because I am baffled more so because all the others I have hatched have been looking just like pure buffs
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    New member

    What a great community thanks for all your messages can't believe I haven't joined before, when I have been reading posts on here for years
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    New member

    Thank you Hello they were purchased from a breeder, and all the other chicks I hatched from these look like pure Buffs Regards Geoff
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    Here's a pic of the parents that I hatched from
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