Heritage Large Fowl - Phase II

[brahmabreeder]

Guess I am kind of lucky with predators. Only thing that takes mine out are the hawk or our dumb dog. Last year the dog only got one, so I must be doing a better job at monitoring this. The hawk didn't get any last year. I would consider it to of been a successful year. I had a coyote ONCE go after them, but I got out there in time to nip that in the bud.

 

[hellbender]

I was having trouble with a pack of Chupacabra about 10 years ago but I

stopped drinking Tequila and Rum and those things just seemed to vanish!

 

[brahmabreeder]

 

[RedRidge]

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I hear if you drink them separately instead of together you don't have near the problem with a pack of those things, only one or two at a time. ;-)

 

[Beekissed]

Will a granny qualify ? SOP Buff Orps are gentle souls for the most part. Hatchery Orps are not. Orps are so gentle, that they are sometimes bullied by other breeds, so be careful what you


mix with them. Here is a photo of a 7 month old pullet I sold, with her friend, the owner's daughter. Large young pullet, small child. I stress good temperament in my breeding program Orps are too big to do otherwise.




Orps do need a big sleeping coop though, as well as an area to graze in. NO chicken tractors for them.

That is one big, beautiful bird!

Kudos on that one, DL!

 

[brahmabreeder]

That is one big, beautiful bird!

Kudos on that one, DL!

Must agree with that.

thedragonlady: How much do your Orps. weigh?

 

[bnjrob]

I was having trouble with a pack of Chupacabra about 10 years ago but I

stopped drinking Tequila and Rum and those things just seemed to vanish!

LOL - there apparently has been new sightings of them here in TX again.....aye yi yi.

 

[bnjrob]

Here outside Bastrop, I saw a pair of coyotes less than 50 yards from my front door. This is WITH the 2 adult Great Pyrenees in the front yard, on full alert. The cats are now nervous about walking down to the creek.

I'm sure since the big fire, the food chain has been disrupted quite a bit - making them really have some different ranging locations and different hunting tactics as well as food source changes.

 

[hellbender]

I hear if you drink them separately instead of together you don't have near the problem with a pack of those things, only one or two at a time. ;-)

I think it was the cheap vodka chaser that was causing the real problems!

 

[gjensen]

That is one big, beautiful bird!

Kudos on that one, DL!

They have better color in person. That bird is in the shade, and for whatever reason it is difficult to capture gold (in the birds) unless the lighting is just right. I have not got the color of my birds captured yet. In bright light or a flash it makes them more yellow than what they are. The least casting of shade makes them more brown than what they are.

They are nicely colored birds, but best in person.

I am not an Orpington guy, and anyone that has heard me ramble knows I am not an extra feather fan. (I better be careful here, because she can drive here)

But, what impressed me about the birds is the vigor, and the activity level. I do not like big lumbering lazy birds. They bug me, but these are far from it. Really sharp birds. A pleasure to watch.

Like all birds with this kind of feathering, they are not as big as they look, but they are still big birds.

For those that like a lot of feather, these are nice birds to have.