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    Buff Orpington roo x any breed hen - what did you get?

    Hi all! I have a huge gorgeous and very sweet English Buff Orpington roo whom I am looking to breed. His girls are two Swedish Flower hens, two Plymouth Barred Rocks, three French Black Copper Marans, two Olive Eggers, one Hedemora, one Silverudds Blue, one Cream Legbar and of course, two...
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    When to move eggs from hen to incubator?

    Hi all, I have a gorgeous, huge English Buff Orpington sitting on 12 eggs and it’s day 21. She started with 14, but kicked two out. I candeled on day 11 and all 12 were good. Where I’m at, it’s now mid afternoon and to be exact, they have been under her for exactly 21 days and 3 hours. The eggs...
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    Buff Orpington girl won’t leave nestbox in dead winter

    Hi all you smart people out there; I have a 10 month old Buff Orpington girl who spends the entire days in the nest box - in the middle of the coldest winter in years in Sweden - without laying any eggs. She will eventually get up and roost at night, but she runt to the preferred nestbox early...
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    Added new girls to the flock and this happened

    Ok, so yesterday I brought home 2x french copper marans and 2x olive eggers, 7 weeks old, to join my 7 week old Buff Orpington and 2x Plymouth Rocks - all ladies. The youngsters are in a separate pen within the coop, so they can socialize with the older flock through the hardware cloth until...
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    Boys or girls? Wing sexing Buff Orpington

    Hiya, only 1 week old, feathering in, they all look like this. Any thoughts? Maybe waith a few days?
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    Boys or girls? Plymouth Barred Rock 1 day old.

    Hey! I know this is early and the pictures is pretty lousy, but based on first impressions; what gender would you say these are? If we say the top chick is no 1, going down to no 5… Their feet are all quite pale, which throws me off. What do you guys think? Can post wing feathering later, they...
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    Orpingtons won’t sleep in coop

    Hi, I know there are a few threads here already discussing this subject, but they all seem to be about young chickens. Let me introduce my flock as this could be part of the problem; I have six Swedish Flower Hens, 1 dominant rooster + 3 hens (1 1/2 yr old) and two hens that are only 5 months...
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