*Buff Orpington Thread!*

[mamatink7]

I thought Buffs were heat tolerant? Ours are 1st ones to pant horribly. Right now in this awful heat I put ice in waterer and a fan towards them. I just feel bad.

 

[csaylorchickens]

I thought Buffs were heat tolerant? Ours are 1st ones to pant horribly. Right now in this awful heat I put ice in waterer and a fan towards them. I just feel bad.

Me too, i have faverolles with thicker feathers poor girls ice water and i spray the run down with water a few times a day to keep it cool

 

[Mercys Fight]

ours love string cheese, corn and now bananas. I want to try watermelon and pumpkin (wonderful for dewormer).

I will try those too, thanks!

 

[dtown2002]

I tried to feed mine lettuce but they didn't eat it so it just sat there and got old... we got some cracked corn today and they seem to peck at it a little but not actually eat it. Also a few minutes ago I brought my BO out front and brought my EE chick to inspect my BO. The BO tried to peck the EE chick so I brought it back in. The EE chick is 1 week old and my BO is 50 days old (7 weeks, 1 day).

 

[shannon84]

Franklin came into my life this past easter week a stray dropped off on me I'm guessing, well anyways I totally fell in love with his crazy funny personality he loves to swerve his head and shack it when I tell him to lol

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Franklin came into my life this past easter week a stray dropped off on me I'm guessing, well anyways I totally fell in love with his crazy funny personality he loves to swerve his head and shack it when I tell him to lol

He's very handsome!

 

[shannon84]

Awe thank you! I think he knows it too sometimes lol

 

[dtown2002]

That's a nice Roo you got there. Very healthy. Do you have any hens?

 

[shannon84]

Thank you so much! I have two hens they are new Hampshire reds.

 

[dtown2002]

I have 3 hens, a Buff Orpington, a Ancona, and a Black Australorp all at 51 days of age (7 weeks, 2 days). Also I have an EE and a Silverlaced Polish at 8 days of age (1 week, 1 day)