ALABAMA!!

[MarineCorpFarmr]

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I have a double, one low near the run and one higher and about three feet back. I have small (1/2 inch) PVC pipe screwed to the posts of the coop. PVC posts for the outside are easy to drive and they don't require insulators.

Ive got 4 hot wires run currently and a ground wire as well

 

[Highcotton]

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That one should rattle their teeth.

 

[DeannaA]

Quote: That's a great idea. I plan on putting one along the top and bottom. I have to run about 200 ft.

 

[Wisher1000]

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Funny, that's the second rooster of mine that was rehomed and the name changed from DJ (Darty Junior) to John Wayne! The boys call all the roosters that look like him "Darty Jr." I've had that line of EEs a long time.

I still have some chicks if you decide you want them, I also have nearly 30 that are less than 2 weeks old and more in the bator. My DH was happy to hear that I have gotten the "hatch every egg that's laid" out of my system and will just be hatching Black Orpingtons and Silver Campines for the rest of this season. I may set up a breeder pen of BCM, or maybe not.

I'm glad you are happy with them, and that I got to meet you, both.

 

[kingfrodo]

May be wishful thinking but I'm pretty sure one of the chicks is a full Black Orpington pullet!

I tried to get a good shot of her with my camera but they are zipping around so fast they're all blurry. I am already partial to her.

Also, wanted to ask does leg color play a part in the breed? there are quite a few with dark green legs. VERY cute.


oh, who am I kidding??? I'm so in love with them all.

 

[Wisher1000]

The legs and feet of full blooded Blk Orps should be black with pinkish white on the bottoms. As they get older, the legs fade to dark gray. If they are green legged, they are EE crosses. I have only noticed that some have pink spotted toes. I will look at the ones I still have.......

ETA - I looked at the remaining chicks from the same batch as yours. There is only one that has green legs and it is one of the "partridge" looking ones. All the others have black legs, which could be from the BkOs or the BCMs.

The more I look at them, the more I am convinced that the BkOs are the ones with white on their chins, stomachs, chest, and tops of the wings. I think the all black looking ones are BCM crosses, especially the feather legged ones.

 

[kingfrodo]

ok, so there is a very strong chance that one IS a black Orp!

also I have four of the partridge looking ones and they all have green legs. Yay for some olive eggs!!

 

[huntinwidow]

[SIwow! Been off the forum for some time and I have missed so much. I have some EE cockerels and a bantam cochin cockerel that need homes to save them from the stew pot. The EE have a beautiful blue egg gene.

 

[troy1]

question..I have a Silver Laced Wyndotte hen with a broken leg, broke mid thigh. Otherwise healthy. Suggestions???

 

[Tomtommom]

Oh dear. May have to consider culling her or taking her to a vet, there's one on 25 between Montevallo and Calera that does livestock.. another one in Cleveland, AL that charges like $10... a lot further away, but affordable.

This likely will be beyond the scope of a backyard chicken keepers skills. That seems like it would hurt A LOT..

If you're certain you want to try and deal with it on your own, I suppose if it's an uncomplicated fracture (pieces are matching up and nothing is poking through the skin) you could attempt to splint it and keep it stable. Chickens do heal incredibly fast. If it's not aligned, it will quickly heal out of place and she could be deformed for the rest of her life.

Good luck, whichever way you go.