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You have a beautiful flock! I especially love your Lavender Orpington.
 
Tickle (lavender Orp) is my favorite too. We are still trying to figure out if Peep, the buff, is a roo or a hen. He/she has been crowing for a couple months now, but was sold as a pullet. Even though I was raised on a farm, we never had chickens.
 
cnhale78 said:
Tickle (lavender Orp) is my favorite too. We are still trying to figure out if Peep, the buff, is a roo or a hen. He/she has been crowing for a couple months now, but was sold as a pullet. Even though I was raised on a farm, we never had chickens.
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Peep looks like a male to me.
 
I was leaning towards roo also. I'm learning as I go, but in comparison to the lavender of the same age, hackle feathers are pointier, comb and waddle are brighter red and larger, and then there's the crowing. Lol
 
cnhale78 said:
Thanks for welcoming me. Right now I have 2 Orpingtons (lavender and buff) an Australorp, and a Sussex. I'm getting ready to add a couple more Orpingtons and some Icelandics.
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I've had all of those breeds at one time or another except the Icelandics (I'm envious; I would love to have some). You're Orpingtons are beautiful. I have some of the Buff Orpingtons in my flock and would love to have some Lavender Orpingtons as well. Black Australorps are my favorite standard breed; very hardy, calm and gentle, and excellent layers of large, brown eggs. It's neat to see you boy interacting with your chickens. Raising chickens is a great experience for children. My granddaughter (pictured in my avatar) loves our chickens. Good luck with your beautiful flock.
 

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