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If i cross white with lavender orpingtons and got a lavender cockerel out of the babies, could i then put the cockerel with a full lavender hen? Would the chicks from such a mating be full lavender? Thanks for any advice

my orpington hens will be 3 years old next year, will it be too late to hatch eggs from 3 year olds, could the chicks be deformed etc. or will they be ok, do you think? wanted to do it this year but too much else going on. thanks

when i lifted her off the nest she didnt even put her legs down, just plopped down really flat, but when i took the egg away she walked back and sat on the nest again :( ive kept the egg out of the fridge incase i decide to put it back under her, i dont want her sitting on 1 egg for 3 weeks...

hi, my orpington hen has been sat on 1 egg all day, i took her out of the nest box and put her on the floor of the coop, where she just sat down in a pancake shape all spread out and her neck feathers were all stood up at the back, she didnt go for me tho, is this a broody hen do ya think? i...

Hi, my chooks have just started laying, the problem is, if i eat one of the eggs it gives me a stomach ache, its feels like ive got a hard lump lodged in my stomach (bit like indigestion i suppose) ive never had a problem with supermarket eggs, and have always been able to eat them. :( was so...

Hi, i have 11 buff orpingtons 4 months old. i have recently noticed the tops of their beaks going black on about 7 of them. i have taken a picture of the worst affected, do you think i need to take them to the vet? tried to google it to find out what it could be but the closest ive come to is a...

Hi, one of my Buff Orpington hens has no toenails on her middle toes, i have 11 of the same hatch and shes the only one with this. i was wondering if this is common and genetic. anyone know? brigitte

thanks for that, i will try the upturned planter. sometimes they are still out, but fast asleep at 9pm, i have to pick them up and shove them in their coop! and they stay asleep whilst im trying to put em in lol! its like their legs dont work, difficult to put them in and not let them land...

Hi, im hoping some English people are on here to answer my questions! question 1.......when it gets dark at 4.30pm in the dead of winter and light again at 7.30ish in the morning, do you shut your chickens in their coop all that time? or is it still ok to let them out till after dark...

hi, i just thought id ask a quick question! im just peeling butternut squash for soup and i was thinking of giving the chickens the seeds and peelings, would this be ok? they are 11 weeks old thanks in advance brigitte

thanks for the warm welcome guys, we are from bournemouth way. have just posted some pics of my lovely chickens hoping somebody can sex them for me!

right, here goes again, hope these photos make it clearer,

Hi, could any of you lovely people tell me whether these 10 week old orpingtons are hens or roosters please, i have 11 with 4 definate roos, these im not sure about but im thinking hens? i do hope so! green, red and yellow many thanks brigitte

thank you redsoxs, will post my pictures soon

Hi there, my name is Brigitte and im from the south of England, i am a 1st time chicken owner and i currently have 11 Buff Orpingtons and they are 10 weeks old, ive had them since they were 1 week and kept them in a dog crate in my kitchen for 5 weeks! boy was i glad to put them outside, but i...