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    Blue English Orpington Leg Color

    They are supposed to have blue legs down to toes correct? Are they born this color or do their legs change to this color as they get older? I have one blue English Orpington chick that is about 5 days old. She has dark blue legs except one full toe and tips of a couple others. I don't remember...
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    Coccidiosis?

    So I have 8 almost week old chicks to 3 week old chicks. They are being raised in a diy brooder in my house, all came from the same local hatchery and are on medicated chick starter. I'm cleaning their brooder (large plastic tub) every other day and we have no other poultry. Today while cleaning...
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    Water nipples

    Has anyone ever used the water nipples in a bucket to water their birds? I haven't ever seen them before but they look like a brilliant way to keep their water clean. My worry is the birds won't know how to get the water, do you have to train them to use them? And if so how do I go about setting...
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    Showing off colored

    So according to the APA the only accepted varieties of Orpington are Black, Blue, Buff and White. I have seen on this site people saying they show "English" orps in shows with American orps. Is it possible to exhibit off colored orps? I'm brand new to North Carolina and would love to meet like...
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    Egg question- probably dumb lol

    So I am getting some Crele Orpingtons which lay brown eggs. I want to get a couple cinnamon queen, who also lay brown eggs, to up egg production for eating eggs. My question is will I be able to tell the cinnamon queen eggs from the orpington? I will have a rooster in with them and will want to...
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    Crele color question

    So I am looking at getting some Crele English Orpingtons. I am also going to be adding Partridge and Blue at some point. I've started reading about what colors can be bred to what. My question is how do I know if the crele is a "single" or "double" barred gene? Is it a breeding trial and error...
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    Nanners Is Sick!

    So I don't really know anything about chickens beyond what I had to know for FFA showmanship, I do know that I have a sick chicken on my hands. I guess she's been like this for three days. My fiance does the feeding and I just go out to pet now and then, but he didn't find her odd. She's been...
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    Hens breeding hens?

    So I have a roughly 1.5 year old flock of hens. To my knowledge they're all hens... I went out just a few minutes ago and Jessi (australorp hen) hand mounted and for what it's worth looked like she was breeding Noodles (Wyandotte Hen 5years). Do hens ever do this? Jessi has always looked like...
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    Chick Feed

    How long do I need to feed the chick starter feed to the chicks? Weird I know but when can they have just normal layer feed? because that would be when they could be turned loose with the rest of the ladies out there.
  10. Toastyone

    Few chick questions

    1. Do I need to have a roost in their temporary indoor house? They all seem to just lay in the corner with each other 2. In the past 12 hours they've drinken 1qt of water and about 1.5qts of chick feed, should they be eating more? I'm fairly sure you free feed chicks? I guess once I figure out...
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    Any info on Color, breed, Sex helpful

    I know it's very early to try to figure any of this out. Would like any information you might be able to think of about these little guys. I had an impulse buy today at the auction. They're supposed to be 4week old Orpington (splash) chicks. I know now that they aren't splash and 2 of them are...
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    Orpington color question

    Can Orpingtons come in splash? I saw once place online that said it isn't an accepted variety but then I see another place that it is? I'd like to know because I just got some chicks that are supposed to be splash.
  13. Toastyone

    New Member Washington State

    Let's see, I've had chickens for almost six years now, but never more than 12. I have what I think is a large flight pen for them in my backyard and they seem pretty content. I showed my "bantam cochin" and "wyndotte" while I was in FFA and they did okay, but they were some of the only chickens...
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