Granny's gone and done it again

Hey Blue, do you have big blue chickens ?

No. 《Blush》 Wish I did! Gave myself that name because I always wore a blue apron to take care of my EE chicklets when they were littles, and I thought they must think of me as a big blue chicken 🤣🤣🤣.
 
I dont think I have seen mauve ? Pictures ?

Pictures from the breeder of the Mauve English Orpingtons. They do throw off some Chocolate chicks as well when hatching.

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I really liked my orps but the ones I got didn’t do well in the heat and didn’t live long.
My first chickens were Rhode island reds and buff Orpingtons. They did ok in West TN, and it does get quite hot there. Mind you, it was 96.4° at one point here today! I hope the Jubilee Orpingtons I am getting will tolerate it. I used to put wading pans in with the chickens when it's hot. Cool feet= cool chicken. I need to get the fans cleaned and set up in the big coops.
Guess I should go to sleep. Good night everyone!
 
I really liked my orps but the ones I got didn’t do well in the heat and didn’t live long.

Aww, I'm sorry! It gets incredibly hot here too but my Orpingtons still do ok. The coop and run are mostly under the canopy of trees and it helps to keep them much cooler. I also keep a large open bowl of water that some of them like to stand in. I used to use a kiddy pool but it was a pain to dump out all the time.

Here is my Black English Orpington taking a dip. Lol

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I really liked my orps but the ones I got didn’t do well in the heat and didn’t live long.

I have 3 Buff Orps, and they're pretty and charming and lay a pretty brown egg, but good grief! They lay about three eggs in a row and then want to go broody! My EE have never even considered going broody.
 
My first chickens were Rhode island reds and buff Orpingtons. They did ok in West TN, and it does get quite hot there. Mind you, it was 96.4° at one point here today! I hope the Jubilee Orpingtons I am getting will tolerate it. I used to put wading pans in with the chickens when it's hot. Cool feet= cool chicken. I need to get the fans cleaned and set up in the big coops.
Guess I should go to sleep. Good night everyone!
Good night, Cap. Sleep well.
 

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