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[maddiespoppa]

Is anyone planning on having Delaware Roos at the Inverness show?

 

[mbrock]

Do you notice a difference in the way the black acts from the buffs.I have three buffs and one black. The buffs keep there distance and will bully the black.

 

[cmom]

The birds are all bathed for the show. Even if they don't win, they will smell good. Here they are in their cages all wet from their baths looking pretty sad right now.



Drying out on a nice day.

 

[cmom]

Do you notice a difference in the way the black acts from the buffs.I have three buffs and one black. The buffs keep there distance and will bully the black.

I used to have Buffs. One of my Buff girls was being bullied by the other Buffs. They were pecking at her and her feathers were looking like a mess so I took her out and put her in with my Reds. They didn't even seem to notice her and her feathers recovered nicely. I don't think it matters what the breed is. Some birds will pick on one more than others for what ever reason.

 

[mossyroo]

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I'm brand new here and still working on a coop before I get chickens. I am just a few miles east of you in Defuniak Springs. Looking for a source for BO and Australorp (haven't learned all the abreviations yet.) Speaking of abreviations, what is DH? I'v figured out what ity means but can't put words to it.

 

[3goodeggs]

DH usually it is 'dear' husband, but sometimes it is 'dern' husband.

It took me years to figure it all out.

Someone posted an abbreviation chart somewhere for chicken breeds, But I honestly do not know where to find it for you.

 

[cmom]

I'm brand new here and still working on a coop before I get chickens. I am just a few miles east of you in Defuniak Springs. Looking for a source for BO and Australorp (haven't learned all the abreviations yet.) Speaking of abreviations, what is DH? I'v figured out what ity means but can't put words to it.

There are a lot of abbreviations. Mostly DH = Dear Husband.

 

[Bean789]

They take 8 to 9 months to start laying, but most Heritage breeds do tend to start laying later than hatchery birds. When they do start laying they are very good layers. Both my Heritage RIR and RIW lay very well.

Why do most Heritage breeds lay later than hatchery birds? 'Inbreds?" LOL When I read about chicken breeds available today it seems that they all pretty much started with a mating of 2 different breeds and then eventually end up with 'new' breed. Just curious.

 

[joannefiddler]

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I got my "gang of four" Black Australorps (BA) from a gal near Mossy Head. She used to run ads in Craigslist, but I just checked and don't see her advertising. I have some eggs under a broody right now, 5 of which are Australorp/Cochin cross. They look just like Australorps except they will have feathered legs and feet. I have two pullets of that same cross almost to point of lay right now. They are big girls and have the blue/green sheen in the sunlight just like the full blood Black Australorps. I don't have a source for BO's.

How long until your coop is finished? (If a coop is really ever finished lol).

 

[Bean789]

Do you notice a difference in the way the black acts from the buffs.I have three buffs and one black. The buffs keep there distance and will bully the black.

My daughter takes care of 'the girls' every morning (along with my 2 yo granddaughter who is so helpful and gentle with all of them). Yesterday, as she was going into the 'babies' coop, one of the Buff Orps (we have 2) came up and was standing on her foot and looking up at her. She picked her up and the little chick laid her head on my daughter's shoulder and 'snuggled' underneath her hair. These babies were hatched Aug. 8 2014 and already show their friendly attitudes towards humans. Both Buff Orps will gather around your feet when you get near them. In fact, in this little brood, the Black Star, Buff Orps, and the Silkies (2) are super friendly. It's that new little Barred Rock that seems to be the most hesitant and aggressive even with the 4 guineas they are being raised with.

My Black Orp, Saphira, (hatched April 7, 2014) is the largest bird among the older girls and is still skittish around us and she is 1 up from the bottom of the pecking order of 7 (we had 8 but lost our little Silkie, Che Che, last week). She 'talks' to me all the time, and will come within a couple of feet of me, but is hesitant to be held and we usually have to corner her in the chicken yard to pick her up. She has always been the most fearful around us since day 1. We have a Sultan, Coconut, that she seems to 'protect' from our Buff Brahma bantam, Bavis, our 'problem child'. LOL

All of the chickens free range but on alternate days. The older girls are still very aggressive towards the guineas and babies and 1 of the babies is a Silkie bantam who is still so very tiny that I worry about her safety when the integration occurs.