Our A.W. is 3 years old now and is still laying better than our yearling hens! She lays through the winter (with a coop light on) and has the most lovely personality. When she was young we named her "Nugget" because she matured so fast we thought she was a cockeral. When we found out she was a...
These guys are very active, little chickens. We have the standard variety, one rooster and one hen. They seem to always want to be out of the coop, free ranging. When cooped up they spend a lot of time pacing the fence line, wanting out. They are hard to catch when out but once caught, they are...
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I am A Love and Logic Parent and love to use this technique on my 4 young children. I have gotten my kids to behave wonderfully for me using love and logic. If I had been there I'd have felt bad for the father. It's seems like it's just harder for some reason for some people. We don't...
That I was holding one of my chickens and put it down and my hands and clothes were covered in Mites! I tried to wash them off and freaked out because I picked my chicken back up and the poor bird was just covered. I wasn't sure how to help it. I woke up feeling like things were crawling all...
Come on peeps! I know there are orp owners all over BYC. This may seem like a silly question but it's one I really need answered. Thanks again for all your help!
I just weigh myself without the chicken and then get back on holding the chicken. Try it............please! I even did it today holding my 30lb tom turkey. He was not amused one bit!
I need help with something. What should a 4 month old Orpington pullet weigh? I know cockerels will weigh a little more than a pullet. I am very curious to see what all of your Orp's weigh. Any help ya'll can give me is very much appreciated. Also, at what age is an Orpington done growing?