Son of a…. 😒 THANKS! I’ll keep my new babies but they were all supposed to be Buffs! Besides looking different, are they personalities very different? Their eggs? Ugh! On to more research. Oh! Do the black ones look right for Barred Rocks?
Hi all!
One of my week old (roughly, bought not bred) looks different than all of the pictures I’ve seen of a Buff Orpington at this age. Is she actually a HE? Not really a Buff? Thanks for help!
I forgot to put a thermometer in there but they quieted down when I had my husband lower the heat lamp. They also got loud when I was picking them up to check their butts. Like you do😆
4 buff Orpingtons and 4 Barred rock
🥰🥰🥰 They arrived yesterday- 🌎 Earth Day 😁
They are so noisy😆 I love it! Now we have an even dozen these 8 and the 4 Easter Eggers we got last year. Though, if you’ve read the chicken math article I think I only have 3…
Thank you for this article. Sounds like food-grade is the way to go if you feel there is an infestation or a pet may have worms. Don’t use the other and still use PPE to not inhale it.
We only have 4 EEs that we got last May. Only one started laying before winter set in. Now all 4 are laying and I am so proud of them!
We are getting 8 more chicks, 4 Buff Orpintons and 4 Barred Rock, in a couple of weeks. YAY! Super excited!!!
I have officially become a crazy chicken lady 😂...
Doing half and half is a good idea or, since their run looks nice and big, just do the whole yard at once. I do suggest, however to put down clover instead of grass. It grows faster and chickens LOVE it. Plus, it’s better for the environment. I love it too. Here’s an article with pros and cons...
We haven’t tried a lot. Our 4 EEs are our first chickens. They are 1. What they do go crazy for is broccoli! One time when I was bent over to put it down I ended up with a diva on my back.
Thank you so much for this! We’ve decided on getting 4 Barred Rock and 4 Buff Orpingtons to add to our 4 EEs. They seem to do well in mixed flocks. I was also thinking of Wyandottes but everything said that they don’t like mixed flocks.