So, we ended up we a roo from a straight run, surprise surprise. A beautiful Lavender Orpington, who at six months old, crows incessantly. We tried a "no crow" collar, no luck. I don't want to do this, but I need to find him, and his bonded Olive Egger friend, (I think it would be detrimental to...
I love straight runs...NOT! So, I thought we'd gotten lucky and beaten the odds, but the last couple of days our 13 week old: Lavender Orpington has gotten a bit lanky. The early comb and wattle development had already made me suspicious, plus the tail feathers didn't seem quite right. I would...
Hi, my name is Stacie and I was introduced to chickens three and a half years ago when I met my fiancé. We have thirteen of varying breeds, all hens except for our Lavender Orpington. That one is in question... When I moved in, he had three...we added some, we lost some, and I've become the...