Barred Rock Ladies by Request (Added Blue Orpingtons)

[CluckySam]

ummm... the cloth thing on their backs??? Is this to stop damage from the roos when mating?

I LOVE your chickens Speckled Hen

... I'm thinking of some barred rocks or Blue Orp/Australorps to add to my flock down the track. How well do you think BRs would do in a suburban backyard (penned but with several hours of free range every day)?

 

[SunshineSteedFarm]

Very pretty birds!

 

[joletabey]

Cynthia, those blues are so beautiful - here's hoping!!!!!!

 

[speckledhen]

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Yes, the saddles are necessary for Suede's women. Due to his size, he tends to damage the girls, even when we trim his spurs.

The BRs do fine in most settings. Lately, mine are penned and only get to range about once a week, but at the moment, I'm growing grass and have to keep them locked up in the pen for a couple weeks.

 

[usschicago1]

I had no idea you had Blue orps! Wow! Pretty!
Did you get them from the hinkles?

 

[speckledhen]

No, the Hinkles don't have Blues to my knowledge, just lavs, blacks and I think whites. I got Suede and Velvet (who died a year ago) from BamaChicken, Skye (who died a couple months ago) from Jim Cox in W. VA and Dusty and Smoky from someone on the west coast.

 

[satay]

i just love your BR's. Is your rooster as gentle as mine. He loves to be picked up. I think he is the nicest rooster I have here.

 

[usschicago1]

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Nice Pretty birds

 

[M To The Maxx]

They are all beautiful.

 

[speckledhen]

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Thanks! Dutch used to be really calm and sweet, stood still to be picked up, etc, but he sort of changed his opinion of me personally for some reason after I had to remove him from his girls for his own protection every night for a couple weeks (they were picking on his comb and wattles at roost time). He was a year and a half old, so this is not the usual rooster aggression. Most of the time, he's just fine around me, eats out of my hand, etc. Sometimes, when my back is turned, he'll rush me, but not make contact. Overall, he's an excellent rooster, though. His crippled brother Zane is the love of my life (in my avatar).