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    Are my Lavender Orpingtons Pullets?

    The one in front does look more roo-ish and is very dark for a Lavender. Is it a split? How old are they?
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    Are my Lavender Orpingtons Pullets?

    AshVaz11, I bought lavs from Chicken Scratch Poultry, they have a website, blog and Facebook page. Their chicks are from the Hink JC line. My birds are almost 8 weeks old, everyone is healthy and big.
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    4 1/2 week old Lavender Orpington

    I know it is a bit early, but you know about curiosity and the cat. So to the point: I have about a dozen Lavender Orpington chicks from Chicken Scratch Poultry (Hink JC line). 2 are must be cockerels, most of the others have very small combs with flesh colored lines for wattles and 3 are...
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    I've become the crazy chicken lady next door!

    Thanks Dumbstick Diva, but I'm not worried my hubby and her hubby are good friends.
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    I've become the crazy chicken lady next door!

    My hubby thought he'd be funny. He says very home needs a family portrait. Anyway it is one more thing to confirm that high level of crazy going on over here. :lol:
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    I've become the crazy chicken lady next door!

    Hi, everyone! I have been lurking and occasionally posting for some time now, but thought I should introduce myself. I'm Mainemaid because I live on the coast of Maine and many days I feel like the maid. If I'm not picking up after my husband and kids then I'm picking up after the clients at...
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    Lavender Orpington Thread

    Has anyone bought lavender chicks from Chicken Scratch Poultry? If so how hard are they to sex? Mine are 3 weeks old and most of them look the same with regard to comb, waddles, feathering and legs. Fearful I might be rooster heavy.
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    3 Week Old Lavender Orpingtons, gender guesses???

    Dutchbunny83, I know this thread is old but I was wondering if you have any insight from this group of lavender Orpington that May help me sex mine. I have 16, 3 week old chicks and I'm having the same problem you describe. I can only keep 8 birds. I'm hoping to find 7 pullets and 1 roo. Of...
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    Are my Lavender Orpingtons Pullets?

    Mikesweeney3000, please keep us updated. I have 18 lavender chicks that are 2 weeks old. My coop only holds 8-10 birds, so I have to figure out who stays and who goes.
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    Are my Lavender Orpingtons Pullets?

    Basskids08, at what age did you get your pair?
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    Lavender Orpington Chicks

    That's what I was afraid of. But I'm tracking weekly progress of each bird. Kind of a science experiment on early gender detection.
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    Lavender Orpington Chicks

    These are 3 of my chicks. I started by marking them with my son's crayola markers. We are now using leg bands. They are about 8 days old. There are visible differences in wing feathers for the day they arrived in the mail. White band: short wing feathers, no tail feather Blue band: long...
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    Lavender Orpington Chicks

    Thank you, I will post picks in am.
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    Lavender Orpington Chicks

    Last week I received an my order of Lavender Orpington chicks from Chicken Scratch Poultry, 18 babies in all. These birds are from the Hink-jc line. They are all healthy, beautiful and friendly babies, but like most people I plan to keep mostly girls and maybe one boy. Does anyone have any...
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    Are my Lavender Orpingtons Pullets?

    Please keep us posted. I'm very interested in what you have. Just received my order of lavender babies last week (18 chicks). Would love to figure out which ones are boy and which ones are girls before Thanksgiving.
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