As many of you may know we have been raising and trying to improve our newly obtained Jubilee English Orpingtons for the last 10 months. After consulting with several renowned English Orpington breeders from around the world we here at Lots 'A' Cluckin' Farm feel that we have made the correct...
Tonight when I went out to lock everyone up I noticed that my splash roosters wattles were swollen and just a tad discolored. I assume that that means his wattles were very mildly frostbitten?
I slathered both the boy in bag balm again so hopefully that will help!
Well the Bag Balm worked to a point last night!
Good News: Everyone is alive and no major frostbite! Bad/Good news: My Big blue boy got very minor frostbite to three of the points on his comb. But I slathered him again in Bag Balm to hopefully heal as much as possible! AND he is the only one...
Well I just went outside to check on everyone again before dark and I found my roosters are getting prepared for the below 0 degree F. temps tonight and started growing feathers on his comb and wattles!!
LOL this is too funny!! I am just kidding :P Where I applied Bag Balm to them earlier today...
I had to carry warm water down this morning to unfreeze the water containers for my chickens! It was 23 this morning and snowing huge white flakes! The winds are high so all the chickens are locked up in their coops today.
And I got the roosters combs, wattles and ear lobes slathered in Bag...
Since this is my very first time raising Jubilee Orpingtons I have nothing to compare them to other than my Blues and I know that is not fair because the Jubilees are a lot newer color than blues and have just not been worked with enough here in the states to get them up to size.
This rooster is...
These young pullets are directly from Julie McDuffie Batchelor I will be adding these beautiful girls to my own bloodline this spring!
They are missing some tail feathers where I had them housed with older Jubilee pullets. I now have them in their own separate house to recover before the...
2015 Black, Blue and Splash (BBS) English Orpington Breeding Flock.
These birds are all from my bloodline I have thee additional hens (not pictured here) that I will be adding to this flock and they are directly from Julie McDuffie Batchelor
If you are interested in eggs from these beauties...
Here are a few of my Large Fowl Chocolate English Orpingtons!
The parents of these chicks were the biggest chocolates I had ever seen! I am hoping these chicks will be the same!
They are from Chris Gourley owner of PawHead Poultry in Cleveland, TN.
The chicks pictured are 8-10 weeks old.
Lots...
Here are a few of my Lavender English Orpingtons! They are going to be HUGE!! They are from Chris Gourley owner of PawHead Poultry in Cleveland, TN. Jeff Horn
Birds pictured are 8-10 weeks old
Lots 'A' Cluckin' Farm
Thoughts on this Blue Orpington pullet? I hatched her from my parent stock. She is 22 weeks old. I feel she will be an excellent breeder for next spring!
But I would love to hear what you all think of her!
My story about how Lots 'A' Cluckin' Farm stared, was published in this months edition of Hobby Farms Magazine! July/August edition! My story is on pages 6 and 7!
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If you read my story, the project lavenders that are mentioned are no longer projects...
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After 6 weeks of my hens begin separated from my roosters they are finally starting to grow feathers back!
Unfortunately most of the hens feathers are broken off instead of pulled out so before they look decent they will have to molt!
The hens are enjoying their time out of the breeding...