I have 6 week old Orpington’s who are ready to go to their new homes, only problem is I am having trouble telling their gender, and I don’t want to give people the wrong chickens. I have two Lavenders and one black/buff. I would really appreciate what other people think! Thanks in advance:)...
Here is my new flock! I have 5 Lavender Orpingtons (5 weeks old) and 3 Diamond Duchesses (4 weeks old - chicken math… I needed more), and I’m brand new to raising chickens. We’ve been talking about doing this for years, and now that my son is almost 3, we thought this would be a fun way to start...
Hey Everyone! I’ve got four wonderful Lavender Orpingtons, they’re 12 weeks old, and they’re all supposed to be Pullets. I just want to make sure that they are… Number 1 seems a lil suspicious to me but I’m completely novice in all of this so I could be wrong.
They all have very docile...
I scoured the threads and I don’t think this has been posted before! And just my luck 🍀 of course, my broody hen closing in on 21 days has deciding to snap out of it the exact day our 4 new chicks arrived.
My plan was to slip them to her tonight and remove her 4 eggs I’ve been letting her keep...
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Just quick question. I bought hatching eggs at our local sale barn. Supposed to be lavender and lavender cuckoo only but this little guy looks like a blue one? Or is it just a darker lavender breed? Just curious if anyone else thinks it looks blue. He/she is the only one out of 13 others.
Here's the answer to breeding a White Leghorn hen to a Lavender Orpington rooster. The result is some darling chicks! They are very light in color, almost pure white and have black spots on their heads and bodies. I'm strongly tempted to call them domino chicks. They are very friendly and...