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    English Orpingtons

    thats what I was thinking. I have white, buff and black and those roosters are easy to see their combs are so much more pronounced. I have 4 Black English hens that are 7 months old and they look the same as this Mottled. fingers crossed, shes very pretty and going to be quite the looker. I have...
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    English Orpingtons

    I just started raising Orpingtons again. need some help as to what this one is, rooster or hen 1st pic is 4 weeks old 2 nd pic is today 8 weeks old on the 21st of Nov. this does not show her big tuffy tail feathers. she is the most beautiful Orpington yet.!
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    My Bresse starter flock

    It makes all the difference in the meat. I also do it for the eggs, the hens do so much better with a different diet than just plain ole feed. lol
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    My Bresse starter flock

    I meant to mention this rooster was two years old, He has been aggressive only the past few months, I have another that is perfectly fine with everyone. I have raised these birds for eight years, never had this problem. As far as the meat, it is excellent when raised up 3-4 months, fed soaked...
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    rooster four months old and molting

    good morning Jed, I have since gotten more info from the hatchery. They said he is in fact a Sicilian buttercup bantam. Rudy is doing great, weighs 26.4 oz. which is right on for a bantam. he will be 4 months old the 12th of October. He just started to crow.! He has captured my heart and that of...
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    done gone and done it again.!

    purchased more Orpington chicks.! Not a patient person to wait until they grow what was I thinking.! excited to see what chicks turn into as adults I have Brahmas, Cochins and now English Orpingtons. Mottled Black, Lavendar, Silver Barred. but it does not end there, I also had a Sicilian...
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    My Bresse starter flock

    Yes I do, it gives the meat a different tase and look. I figure if the French can feed chickens and make them tasty why not any meat bird.
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    Confounded by Sicilian buttercup chicks shunning their heat cave

    just seen the link to "azygous page " from a friend, I was chatting with about my Sicilian Buttercup rooster. I was trying to find out what he was, the hatchery put in my order by mistake. He is very quick and jumpy. I have all big regular size chickens besides one Ancona hen. The chicks he came...
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    My Bresse starter flock

    thats so cool. I've raised these birds for about 6 years now. They are so people friendly. My grand daughter of course loves the birds. she handles them from the time they are hatched. she graduates this year from high school and decided she going to school to be a vet.! she loves my birds. I've...
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    rooster four months old and molting

    I have an Ancona hen, she thinks she a person. I named her Dotty, (shes black with white spots)I love going into her barn, she jumps up on my shoulder and just jabbers away. Telling me whats been going on all day i think. lol When I finished Butters (Buttercup rooster) stall and got the perch up...
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    My Bresse starter flock

    and I did feed a three grain feed (corn, barley and oats) soaked in raw cow milk every night with their regular feed at about 3 months old. I tried some just with regular feed, they weren't as tasty. Definitely a difference in the meat. That was the end of my experiment. Took up too much time...
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    My Bresse starter flock

    Your welcome, about 5-6 months old. I always wait until they have molted due to the sheath feathering in the skin. I like a bird with a smooth breast and no bumps from the new feathers coming in. They usually weigh about 5-6lbs. Beautiful meat. I experimented once taking a couple of my Bresse...
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    rooster four months old and molting

    Hey there, he's not isolated, he has his own run in my turkey pullets barn. he's next to and able to see other chickens as well thru the run outside. i had to keep him in my small tote crate until i could get his own special spot. I put my four month old Ancona hen with him last night.(i like to...
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    My Bresse starter flock

    I've had great luck in raising the Bresse. I bought mine out of Mississippi about 6 years ago. Added a few more from Greenfire farms out of Florida. They are more expensive now. I only feed Organic all natural feeds, vegetables and fresh herbs. I have had great luck until this year my roo...
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    rooster four months old and molting

    I feed only all natural organic feed, vegetables and herbs. I had a speckled Hamburg about the same size. I was told he is a bantam and will weigh about 28oz full grown. I think he got off to a rough start me keeping him with the big girls they might have not been letting him get much. I keep...
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    rooster four months old and molting

    thank you. I knew it had to be different than what they said. his comb was just circle not flat and bumpy. my girl chicks are the same age and i had to take him out today, they were pecking at his little cap. The hatchery did tell me he would be small. Someone messed up and thru him in with my...
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    rooster four months old and molting

    I got this rooster and was told its a Derbyshire redcap. I have looked up everything i could find and not one has this comb.! he is four months old, molting and weighs 1/2 lb. any clue what to do next. I don't keep bantams, my girls have been picking on his sexy little comb. I only have full...
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    people will surprise you.!

    My white rock hen started laying at 4 months. My RIR's started a few weeks later.! I love the eggs but really love the difference in the heaviness of the birds.! You can buy chicks two days old for $6. any feed store. than you need feed and supplies to grow them(if you can). what do people think...
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    Crossing Isa Browns to Heritage breeds

    I was looking more in the line of meat birds. I know the ISA Brown is a heavy type bird and the American Bresse is a beautiful meat bird if fed right. I don't keep hens after the age of two, I sell them or take them to the market to swap or sell. feeding all organic is just another plus for the...
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    Crossing Isa Browns to Heritage breeds

    I hatched out 12 eggs that had been fertilized by my American Bresse rooster with my ISA Brown hens. This was pure accidental but seems to be a great mistake.! 11 eggs hatched out, 8 of which show very early signs of a heavy meat bird. All 8 kept the colorings of the American Bresse however a...
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