*Buff Orpington Thread!*

[jubilation]

My new peeps



Three buffs and three black sex links



Two weeks old

 

[BBrackett]

My hen Daisy My hen Sunshine - she's camera shy (and people shy)

They look great! I can't wait till the snow is gone so I can start introducing the yard to my chickies.

 

[antonellat980]

She is one year old.

 

[antonellat980]

Any ideas on how to get rid of this bubble?

 

[Big Orp]

Any ideas on how to get rid of this bubble?

From the picture it looks like you have a red light. Is it a heat lamp and if so could she have gotten to close to it to touch it?

 

[antonellat980]

It is possible but I don't think it is a result of the heat lamp.

 

[Johnn]

Bella has come back into lay now

 

[Searsmom]

My new peeps



Three buffs and three black sex links



Two weeks old

 

[MrsM]

How well do Buffs handle heat?

I'm in South Florida and these are my favorite kind of hen.

Will they be ok with proper shade and hydration?

 

[jubilation]

How well do Buffs handle heat?

I'm in South Florida and these are my favorite kind of hen.

Will they be ok with proper shade and hydration?

They handle it really well. I put out cat litter boxes half full of water and they like to stand in that. I put it in the shade and their coop is in the shade under a tree. If it gets really hot, which it does sometimes in the low 90's, I put a small box fan at the window in the coop to help circulate the air and cool it down. Our nights are cool and comfortable. We have a lot of trees so there's shade everywhere. I put ice in their water twice a day and it's in the shade so it doesn't really get hot.