Alistair is an English Orpington rooster, hatched October 2014, from Papas Poultry
May be split to chocolate, haven't test hatched
Have too many roos and not going in the black/chocolate direction with my Orps
Will not ship, but willing to meet reasonable distance
Snohomish County, WA state...
So wonderful! And thank you for taking the time to get her from the side of the road--and how amazing are these critters that after being neglected and cast off, she was still friendly and willing to take a chance on a human <3
Have you named her yet?
Haha! We joke that maybe they think they just farted or were constipated. It's like it doesn't dawn on them that they had an egg coming out! ;)
It is funny to see these huge fluffy basketball sized birds stand up and see the teeny egg under them! Slowly getting up to size though. And very yummy!
Woohoo! Mine started too and despite locking them in the run for 5 days, I'm still finding them all over. Yesterday I let them out and one laid in the middle of the yard and just kept walking while another dropped one out on the porch among my shoes!
Anyone had an issue with a hen being rumpless? My one hen ended up looking like an emu! ;P
I don't feel a tail in there, but her tail feathers hang down and sort of block a clear path for her poo. I clip them or she gets all matted with droppings.
Her back and spinal area don't feel abnormal to...
ahahaha! I have saddles on my girls' from Louise's Country Closet and everyone that sees my girls' running around in their "outfits" thinks its hilarious (or that I'm nuts dressing my chickens). They don't realize I have roos and that the saddles are for an actual functional purpose! lol
Haha! I have tiny pterodactyl as well. She's incredibly LOUD from the moment she wakes up til I close the coop door at night. I'm honestly more worried about neighbors complaining about her than the three roos, who are really quiet! She is super friendly and curious though, but extremely chatty...
I totally caved. I just bought an incubator.
My frizzles have fertile eggs and my Orps are starting to squat and have caught them in nest boxes practicing.
All the cute chicks everywhere I turn and finally my coop is how I want it, I just couldn't control myself! Lol
Yardley is an English Orp from Papas Poultry. He is around 5mos old (hatched roughly Oct13, 2014). He has been raised on non-gmo, organic feed and lots of fresh veggies & fruits, and free-ranges daily. Excellent lookout and coops up nicely. Just not going to breed lavenders so he needs a flock...
I find for myself, it depends on a lot of factors, such as climate, coop and run size, whether you free range or not, bedding type, and climate.
I live in the Pac NW so its drizzly and muddy here right now. I use a combo of Sweet PDZ and sand in my coop and I free range every day rain or shine...
Oh look at those lil fluffy butts! Congrats and welcome!
You can find more info on your state's thread as well! check it out here https://www.backyardchickens.com/f/26/where-am-i-where-are-you