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    Stinky sandpit bathers!

    My two buff Orpingtons are sadly locked in their coop and run rather than free ranging because here in the uk we have to lock them up by law due to a nationwide bird flu outbreak. So they’re spending more time in the sandpit... or should I say about 90% of their time! They’re swimming...
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    Whirling head, panicking and almost seizure

    I'm really worried about one of our three buff orpingtons. She has been broody for about a couple of weeks, all normal - but tonight when cleaning the coop I noticed her sitting in the nest box and whirling her head in a circular motion. At first I thought she was clearing an irritation either...
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    Broody? And moulting!

    After getting our three Buff Orpingtons last October, we've fully settled in to being hen servants chicken owners and have become accustomed to their behaviours and personalities etc. They seem very happy with all normal behaviours except a couple of things that have popped up. 1) About 4 weeks...
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    New Buff Orpingtons...Devouring wood shavings

    One week in to owning three BO's for the first time, and we've changed bedding materials twice already! :wee We were recommended by a very experienced breeder (3000 chickens on site at any one time), that wood shavings were the best bedding material. However, our buffs were not from that...
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    Buff Orpington Roost Training... And tantrums!

    Hello Everyone, greetings from the UK! A week ago we got our first chickens - three 10-month old Orpingtons. I've set up a 6x4 shed as the coop and have a nice outside run with an automated chicken guard on the pop-hole. So much effort has gone into planning layouts etc etc... including a...
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