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  1. GalloSiSupieras

    The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

    Can anyone help me out on naming the coloration here? This blue rooster of ours was 5 1/2 months old when I shot these: I'm wondering: is this it's own color pattern or is he still working on feathering out his dark upper half?
  2. The light blue rooster: friendliest of the bunch but his coloration is new to me. Pictured at 5 1/2 mos.

    The light blue rooster: friendliest of the bunch but his coloration is new to me. Pictured at 5 1/2 mos.

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  3. The light blue rooster: side view at 5 1/2 mos.

    The light blue rooster: side view at 5 1/2 mos.

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  4. English Orpingtons

    English Orpingtons

    Bred by the Gisbrechts in Northern Ohio, hatched the first week of February 2014. Raised in the City of Detroit ever since.
  5. GalloSiSupieras

    6mo Lavender English Orpington Roo, from Imported 2012 Line

    I have a six month old lavender rooster for sale from Gisbrecht's line of English Lavender Orpingtons, where I purchased him as a week old chick. This is a big & beautiful line of birds and her day old chicks run $25 apiece. For the cost of gas I am willing to deliver him by car in Southeast &...
  6. GalloSiSupieras

    Michigan Thread - all are welcome!

    Thanks for that document RaZ!
  7. GalloSiSupieras

    Chicken killed a mouse!

    Ugh, mine killed three sparrows this Winter. Poor things were just trying to get shelter from the snow and mistook the perches for a safe place to rest. Just one more reason to upgrade the wire in our run this Spring.
  8. GalloSiSupieras

    Removing Heat Lamp

    That's really good to hear! Now I don't have to worry about adding gadgetry to the coop :D
  9. GalloSiSupieras

    Removing Heat Lamp

    Thanks for the rundown! My chicks will be hitting the 7 week mark on April 3rd; do nights between 14-35°F sound alright for that age? I've never used outdoor heating, but I also haven't done my own brooding in years, and not ever in the face of the temperatures we've been having lately.
  10. GalloSiSupieras

    Removing Heat Lamp

    What a great & simple reminder! I'm also in Michigan and a little nervous about the temperatures, even with the chicks at 5 weeks. Don't know why I picked the coldest winter in years to go back to brooding a "litter" myself... I may transition them with lower wattage for a week and then try a...
  11. GalloSiSupieras

    Backyard Chickens: An Experiment in Civil Disobedience

    Love it! Particularly the bit about your tribble :]
  12. GalloSiSupieras

    Vegetarians, Homesteaders, Eco-friendly, Green, recycling type people!

    Does anyone know good substitutes for PVC? I try my hardest to keep our home & livestock plastic free, and I'd love to grow low-maintenance micro-greens for our birds over the long cold Winter.
  13. GalloSiSupieras

    Students would love your input!!

    What's the end goal of the study?
  14. GalloSiSupieras

    Vegetarians, Homesteaders, Eco-friendly, Green, recycling type people!

    There are a lot of resources online about mixing your own organic feed. These two I was considering, before we found a local mill that will grind for us: http://theelliotthomestead.com/2013/06/homemade-chicken-feed-organic-and-soy-free &...
  15. GalloSiSupieras

    we've sexed the Wyandotte chicks......hilarious

    Let's do! I've been sick all week so I can't wait to go see how much mine have grown in the last few days. I have them banded with strips of colored Velcro, the kind you use for wrapping messy indoor electrical cords, and take voice notes on my phone to track how their individual...
  16. GalloSiSupieras

    Mystery Hen Joined our Flock -- What Breed??

    Wow, I missed so much from being sick this week! Thanks for these ideas. Her eggs are always a very light brown, lighter than the Australorp eggs. It's funny, I never considered Welsummer because I associate them so strongly with dark dark eggs, but she definitely has that coloration in common...
  17. GalloSiSupieras

    How old are my chicks?

    AlGirl, it's at least partly because waterfowl aren't supposed to have medicated feed: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/62320/ducks-and-medicated-chick-starter But also, chicks who've been vaccinated should be on unmedicated feed, otherwise it can effectively cancel out the vaccine and they'll...
  18. GalloSiSupieras

    we've sexed the Wyandotte chicks......hilarious

    Too funny! We have similarly aged Orpingtons and I'm convinced about two of ours for a lot of the same reasons. I never bother with banding, but I did with this batch cause I'm curious to see if they really were that obvious. Let's just cross our fingers that there aren't any subtler roos in the...
  19. GalloSiSupieras

    Mystery Hen Joined our Flock -- What Breed??

    Last Summer, the morning after a big neighborhood holiday, we discovered this bantam hen hanging around our coop. She would forage with our flock but was (and still is) very skittish around humans. She wandered into the coop when I was mucking out the run, and lived happily with the LF for a few...
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