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  1. jodiv

    freedom rangers

    No they didnt have anything that I was aware of. They were and are being raised in a 20x 5 run with an attched shed with perching. They are out all day long after there first feeding in the morning of grower, and scratch. Then a noon time snack of grower and scratch with garden scraps and...
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    freedom rangers

    wow, quite a few so far with good results with their FR, only wish I had the same experiance, but alas, I didn't.
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    freedom rangers

    I raise orps as well, and honestly, if I had to compare flavor and texture, my orp roos, were not nearly as tough and were actually more flavorful than these meat birds...go figure! LOL:)
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    freedom rangers

    After much hype and hullabaloo over these meat birds, I decided to give them a try this year. I ordered around 75 of them. 25 were my parents 10 were a freinds and the rest were for my family. I had heard and read that yes they were slower growing, didnt eat as much, foraged well, and didnt have...
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    Question regarding hen size?

    hehehe i guess i did didnt I? However I guess I was hoping for someone to answer who had some "bigger" hens and to tell me sizes so to speak. Pounds? etc. Do Jersey hens get big? I never thought of Brahma either:P
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    Question regarding hen size?

    I have 2 pens with blue orpingtons. My blue roo does quite well with his hens, but the other roo, which is a big black roo, and I do mean BIG, he looks more along the lines of a Jersey Giant than an orp, he is very good with the girls, but hurts them when he mounts. I have saddles on all his...
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    Post Pics Of Orps/ Orpingtons HERE

    Quote: I don't have them yet, I'll be picking them up on the 15th. I don't know how large they're going to be, but I know they will be big. Does anyone on here have English Orps hatching eggs they'd like to send my way? ~ Aspen I'm not selling eggs but I will have pure English BBS day old...
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    The BANTAM ORPINGTON Thread

    well now thats interesting! I figured it took alot of time.
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    The BANTAM ORPINGTON Thread

    well both, how they did it long ago and how do they do it now?
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    The BANTAM ORPINGTON Thread

    ok, stupid question? Just what kind of breeding do you have to do to get "bantam" size orps? I mean I never really undertood this, how they took a LF and turned it into bantam size. I know....what a dorky question huh? LOL:lol:
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    Post Your Chocolates, Dun ,Khaki , Platinum Bird Pics

    @Tony - Have you been working on your choclate orps long? They look marvelous! Would love to hear more about them.
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    Post Pics Of Orps/ Orpingtons HERE

    Quote: I love your splashes Tony...I only have 2 in my bunch. Very nice!
  13. jodiv

    !! Chocolate Orpingtons & Chicken Calculator !!

    to me...they are testing the waters to see what they can get for their birds. I have seen them on feathers auction, ebay, and of course they have 2 websites I belive. I have e-mailed them for the birds I was interested in and it was an astronomical amount. I dont know about you, but I would not...
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    Post Pics Of Orps/ Orpingtons HERE

    thanks for the replys! Hinkjc- thanks for the info, that makes sense.maybe I should get a book on how to vent sex...hahahaha.....so basically it's just as I thought before, watch and wait hehehehehe!
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    Post Pics Of Orps/ Orpingtons HERE

    yea Im guessing I have a few girls myself, "if" the feathering thing is true, but who knows, maybe I will keep track of the ones I think are females, by the feathering, and mark it in a book, and see how many actually turnout to be true. LOL Only way to tell I guess.
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    Post Pics Of Orps/ Orpingtons HERE

    ok silly question, regarding sexing of orpington chicks. Is there any way to really tell the roos from the pullets on chicks, just by their wing feathers? I was told females wings will grow out quicker than that of males. Not sure if this holds any truth or not. I dont know how to vent sex (so...
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    6+ Rare Black Sumatra Gamefowl Hatching Eggs Show Lines TEST EGGS

    they are beautiful
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    BBS Orpington Fertile Eggs *pic heavy*

    Eggs will be packeged carefully and shipped out on Monday, with any extras I may have come Monday morning. I will be in touch with the winning bidder to calculate shipping and to give them the nfo as to where to send payment too. I take paypal. Thank you again for bidding, and good luck!!!!!
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    9 Golden Lakenvelder Eggs

    gosh hes a pretty bird:P
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    Post Pics Of Orps/ Orpingtons HERE

    Unfortunatly no Im not certified. I thought about getting it done, but...ya know...priorities. LOL Oh they are lookers for sure, but without the certification, ya its kinda hard to get rid of them.
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