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  1. Mosey2003

    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    Thank you!
  2. Mosey2003

    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    Got some new pictures :D
  3. Mosey2003

    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    Thanks! I really don't want to replace him, but I will if he doesn't get his act together by next year. I have no patience for a bully, especially not when he's the size of a turkey already
  4. Mosey2003

    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    My late February girls still aren't laying... *sigh* I do love how pretty my cockerel is though. Except he's kind of a rogue and doesn't dance or court the girls, he just kind of runs them down. Don't know how much of a problem that's going to be...
  5. Mosey2003

    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    FunOnABun, where did you get them? Hatchery stock tends to be smaller. Or maybe they're bantams?
  6. Mosey2003

    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    With that much red comb on the youngest picture, don't hold much hope...
  7. Mosey2003

    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    I'd say about three months, and definitely Lou ;)
  8. Mosey2003

    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    He's English. From the last time I picked him up, I'd probably estimate him close to ten pounds already. He's broad like a turkey! His breeder is just dying to get eggs from him and the two pullets I kept:
  9. Mosey2003

    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    You wanna talk about big? This guy is only 6 months old, if he ever turns on me, I'm done for.........
  10. Mosey2003

    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    They're eating a 20% feed, fermented. Tiny bit of fruit and veg, some mealworms. Had a snake yesterday, lol.
  11. Mosey2003

    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    My Feb. 26 Buffs still haven't laid *sigh* On the plus side, I got six Barred Rocks that hatched in April and four of them are laying! Maybe I can hatch out some black sex links this winter.
  12. Mosey2003

    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    That shark fin thing is odd! My cockerels took a fair while to get bigger, redder combs, I know it was after six weeks. I was still guessing until about 14 weeks, really.
  13. Mosey2003

    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    Fermented chick starter, meatbird, and a little alfalfa thrown in. They get a very small amount of vegetables thinned from the garden, watermelon, and mealworms.
  14. Mosey2003

    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    Do the big English buffs take longer to fill out their breasts? Mine feel thin to me, and I can't tell if they're underweight or it just takes time. They're 20 weeks now, this is a picture from a couple weeks ago:
  15. Mosey2003

    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    I think if he were on the Buff he'd have more yellow bleeding, that bit under his chin is probably still baby feathers. I vote BR x Cuckoo Marans.
  16. Mosey2003

    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    I got six and 5 were pullets :D
  17. Mosey2003

    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    It sounded hoarse :lau
  18. Mosey2003

    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    One of mine crowed today :D
  19. Mosey2003

    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    Bigger redder comb and wattles faster. Saddle feathers. Curled over tail tip. Thick legs. Unless it's a VERY manly pullet, I'm pretty sure it's just a slow-maturing cockerel. It has become more apparent over the last couple weeks that these two are NOT like the rest.
  20. Mosey2003

    *Buff Orpington Thread!*

    Is that in response to mine not crowing and not having spurs yet? Because, I'm pretty sure that hackle and saddle feathers and curving over tails still mean roo... They just seem really slow to fully mature, which I've heard is common in such large birds.
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