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My buff Orpington rooster is very friendly and enjoys being held. His name is Ralph Stanley. He is one year old. Raised him from chick

I live near Albany IN on 7 acres. I have 10 Buff Orphington hens and a rooster named Ralph Stanley. I have apple trees and about three acres is meadow that the deer love and all the bees and butterflies with the wild flowers. The land was not kept up for years before I bought it. Spent many...

I live in Albany IN and I was out with my chickens and was waiting for darkness to come but there was a slight drop in brightness, and only thing I noticed the shadow my barn makes in the yard disappeared for several minutes. None of my chickens even noticed.

I put eye bolt in roof supports and joined a chain down and hung the feeder on the chain. No mice can get to feed

Do you use a hanging feeder? I have a hanging feeder so feed is suspended about 6to 8 inches off floor.

10 hens a laying

So kind of you to adopt her. Sounds like she has had a tough life but I am sure she will find love and good care with you. She sounds very happy and grateful for her new home

Waiting for the first eggs for so many months is like watching a pot to boil. But the first egg is exciting

Looks like she is done raising them and time for them to be on their own I would suggest keeping the babies apart from the adults until they are same size then introduce them. It's the size. Larger ones will pick on smaller ones when introduced to flock. Keep babies apart until then

Perfect advice. My chickens see me and come running. Not because they love me but they see me as treat lady. But they are very tame and only one or two that no matter what still does not like to be held or touched. Yes it's all thru their stomach

Thanks. I could not put a hinged screen door as it would have to open inward. So I put eye bolts in all four corners and eye bolts in door frame where they line up then the carabiners thru them secure the door and no fixes or coyotes can push in.

I made a screen door for the entry door. So during the day besides the window and chicken door the entry door is open

I know what you mean. After raising the baby chicks and waiting for the day they begin to lay. Exciting day when it begins

If the chicken was HUGE could it had heart trouble due to size?

I got the building from built rite builders. These are Amish who builds the buildings in southern Indiana. They bring the building in on a trailer completely built and painted. Came with hatch door. I built the roosts and shelving. You can order with nesting boxes but made my own. I put the...

I would not want to be laying an egg that size especially as a first egg.

My new flick of Buff Orpingtons Has begun to lay. The eggs are all sizes from mini eggs to super jumbo eggs. I have 5 hens that are now laying. I have five others that are a few weeks younger that are still separated and will introduce them and put together next week. Hope all goes well.