I think you'll like them Mike! Lots heavier, but that's why they work so well.
Elliemae, I'm going to PM you. I'm afraid I'll get arrested soon for hijacking the best thread on BYC
That's a great combination! Here is our first of both from last spring....both fed from a good dose of deep chicken litter applied in the fall.
(Sorry--we have spring fever) NOW--back to English Orpingtons!
Beautiful day for gardening before the cold front moved in.
We love to use our Orps to prepare our organic raised beds for planting. Their scratching makes a finer seed bed than any hoe.
I like to think of it as making them work for us for a change....but watching them scratch, cluck, and eat...
Beautiful Lavender Orpington Chicks!
We are an NPIP farm located in Illinois.
We specialize in Orpingtons and ship day-old chicks to your local post office.
We are currently offering:
One Dozen Lavender Orpington Chicks for $ 108 plus shipping/handling.
Express shipping/handling is $ 39...
I would think that is just right, but I'll defer to the experts on here.
However, I do think that the timing of hatches (especially multiple hatches) might be a better indicator than the thermometer on the incubator.
Either way, if you are getting good hatch rates of healthy chicks, I probably...
Hi Liam,
That's usually indicative that your temperature setting is just a little low. Although our biggest English usually seem to be close to a day later than other smaller varieties as well. Congratulations on the hatch!
Thank you so much! We are really excited about them.
Sorry, at this time we don't plan to sell eggs.
We do plan to sell and ship day-old chicks from this flock in the coming weeks. I'll post something on this thread when the time comes.