Hi All, In reference to shavings I had been using them for years. I now use hay. Makes the daily cleanup easier since it just sits on top of the hay and also the chickens seem to leave parts of it to nest in as well as in their boxes. A 30 # bale of say pangola runs about $8.00. It lasts us...
I have some Chocolate Orpington Hens for sale. They are almost two years old. Beautiful hens. I have just too many. I would trade for Heritage hens younger or around the same age. Anyone interested Email me [email protected]
I have nine chocolate orpington hens 1 year three months that I want to sell. Anyone interested please get in touch [email protected]. Thank you I am also interested in finding a Florida breeder of Road Island Reds and Easter Eggers. Thanks all
I have chocolate Orpington's in Florida. I want to introduce another type of Orpington hen into the flock that would give me different color like a chocolate cockoo or maybe a lavender. Anyone have suggestions?
Thank you for the information. Yes I emailed Green Fire in Florida and they answered that they were not going to be breeding them any longer. They suggested Biefielder instead. Thought that since they were in Florida and sold to breeders here that there would be more people incubating and...
If anyone knows a breeder of Legbars in Florida would you get in touch with me? I have Chocolate Orpingtons only now but would like to purchase some Legear Pullets or hens.
Take her to a vet. Get the band off. Treat her for leg mites. Give her supplements on her food like Poultry Cell and Poultry Booster by Rooster Booster. They can be found at your local feed stores. I feed feather fixer in the winter almost exclusively. My chickens love it. Look for...
I have Chocolate Orpington Hens. They have always done well but here lately they have had thinner than normal eggs. The shell itself is stable but thin. I haven't changed anything in their diet or water source. I have them on a multivitamin supplement. What else can I do?
If you private message me I can give you some information about what you can do as a small poultry farmer. Just received more from my friend at the State. No Florida Wildlife permits are needed and they do not have a classification for poultry. No worries. But there are some things you can...
I have a questions along the lines of Msbehaven's. One of my chocolate orpington hens hatched out three babies in the coop. The coop is 10 foot wide and 18 foot long with an inner roosting 10 x 4 that in winter we lock them in. They have a 200' pen outside that is surrounded by a 48*...
What other chickens do you raise. I raise only Chocolate Orpingtons at this time. Have never gotten any other colors in Orpingtons. I have an Easter Egger hen, really small almost like a Bantum.
Brookhaven, that would be great. Please let me know when they hatch. I raise Chocolate Orpingtons. I love them. They are so sweet. Had my first hatch by no less than two broody hens. We separated on hen out and put the hen and babies in my brooder. You can pm me. I am outside of Okeechobee.