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    Lavender Orpington Thread

    Wow, that's amazing. The eggs I ordered were squeazed into a box, so the carton was touching on both sides of the box and they were each wrapped in a napkin. Yours are much better!!! My box was dropped and actually smashed on one end when it arrived:( I wasn't mad, I knew it was a risk when...
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    Lavender Orpington Thread

    The first two is a lavender orpington. I ordered 10 of those and it's hard to see in the photo, but the wings are coming in yellow. Then they gave me some blues, and two black splash orps. The last two is the blue. At least that's what I was told. I still love them, I just wish they looked...
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    Lavender Orpington Thread

    My chicks don't look like that:( I'm sad. I had a gorgeous pair that I had bought when they were 4 or 5 months old and this winter my rooster was killed by something. So I have my lonely hen and decided to buy some chicks. My husband went to pick them up for me and brought them home and they...
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    Lavender Orpington Thread

    Hi, I just bought a dozen lavender orpington chicks and when we picked them up they looked like a dirty yellow. Now the feathers are coming in and they look yellow. Is this normal?? The people we bought them from seemed really great. The photos of chicks I see online are mostly grey, now I'm...
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    Lavender Orpington Thread

    Hello, I ordered some Lavender Orpingtons on ebay and should be getting them tomorrow. I've never ordered eggs before, so wish me luck with hatching. No one has any around here, so I had to order some. I've only seen Lavender Orpingtons in photos. I hope they look just as gorgeous in...
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    Barred Rocks!!

    Wow, that's good to know. Thank you! I thought something was wrong. Everywhere I looks said between 18-20 is when they start.
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    Barred Rocks!!

    HI, We have some Barred Rocks that are 21 weeks old today and they haven't layed any eggs yet. Any idea when they normally start? I've already had my Gold Stars start laying around 18 weeks, but just wondering if Barred Rocks are normally later??? Thanks so much!
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    Iowa Blues - Breed thread and discussion

    I do have a question... This is only my second attempt at hatching eggs. When I candled them a little big ago, right before locking down, I noticed some that weren't as developed as others. All 38 left had movement, so I know they are all alive, but some filled out the entire shell and some...
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    Iowa Blues - Breed thread and discussion

    He's the one I got my eggs from and just a little bit ago they went into lockdown. Out of 44 eggs, 38 are still going strong. Wish me luck!! I'm not 100%, but is his last name Johnston? With a 't'? So excited!!
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    IA here

    Just saying Hello! I'm Megan from Mt. Pleasant, IA. My husband and I are new to Hobby Farming an loving every minute of it. We have goat, pigs, chickens, ducks, dogs and cats. We hope to get a cow for our over grown pasture next spring and maybe even a sheep, but we no nothing about sheep at...
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    Chick speaking inside egg, how long to hatch ?

    Chick #4 hatch successfully with out any help, thank goodness!! Tomorrow evening I'll candle and go into lockdown for my big group. Hoping for a good outcome.
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    Chick speaking inside egg, how long to hatch ?

    Just still air.... Yey on getting another Pip! Still nothing has changed in 14 hours since mine pipped last night. Hoping this little guy moves things along here soon.
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    Chick speaking inside egg, how long to hatch ?

    Yipee, so exciting. I had Egg #4 pip last night before I went to bed. No change yet, but I know it's alive by the peeping sounds. Those are my last 'singles' I'll ever do. From no on I'll have patience gathering eggs and starting them all at the same time!! Haha! Aug. 7th I should have a...
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    Iowa Blues - Breed thread and discussion

    Wow, that is great information!! I have a lot to learn. I'll try to mark which is which. I just assumed that the chicks that hatched where a mix. The lady I got them from said that a different aggressive rooster had gotten to them. Which is why they are missing some feathers on their backs...
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    Iowa Blues - Breed thread and discussion

    Thank you so much Kari. Someday I would love to get some chicks or eggs from you. I believe we live only an hour and a half away. My husband had found you on the IBCC website and contacted you. I did become a member too:) Your photos of your chickens is why I'm so interested in them today...
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