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Faraday40 said:
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Yes. I'm probably that lady.

The kids & I were hatching a lot of chicks in the local schools & also for DD's 4H poultry sci project. DD ended up winning Best in Show at the DuPage Fair & went on to win all the highest at the IL State Fair as well. (Proud mommy here.)


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Our son is still in Cloverbuds & so ready to move up. He already does his own creative projects at home by building his crazy inventions, home-made rockets/boats/planes, computer programming and circuits in addition to caring for his pet chickens. The boy is scary smart. This week he's learning about probability & applying it to chicken genetics. Last week he made a Rube Goldberg-like automatic chicken waterer in the backyard. It worked too! Did I mention that he's only 7?

I love to see pics of our chickens all grown up. Feel free to post as many as you like!
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If you have any extra orps in the future, I'd love to take some off your hands! :)
 
BrodiC said:
I'd love to find someone locally who has lavender, blue, or mauve orps! :)
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I have lavender, black, & blue orps. (I sold all my choc & choc cuckoo orps.) My mauve orp is technically a "sport" and she carries the white gene. She's made some beautiful offspring - like my BIG blue english orp in the pic above with my son. Depending on her mate, she has the potential to produce a fun rainbow of colors. I also am growing out some silver laced & blue laced orps.

My "Mr. Wonderful"
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edited to add that I'm in DuPage county = in the western Chicago suburbs
 
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I may have some lav orps for sale in the near future. Over half of my last hatch sold within 12 hrs after hatch. I want to keep a male chick for myself, so I took my ad down and decided to wait for them to grow out before deciding which one to keep. I have some people whom I promised to call once I know genders and have made the decision. If they change their mind or decide to wait until 2018, I'll post some pics here. Otherwise you can send me a PM about chicks in the spring. I hope to breed my orps & will be incubating in several classrooms.
 
Sorry for taking over the thread today, but I have another funny story to share.

DS was Student of the week and shared a little about himself & of course his chickens. Today he received a cute memory book from his classmates. It was very sweet and will be cherished. However it did tell me that we need to invite a couple of his classmates over to play, so they may see what real chickens look like. LOL

I really enjoy children's abstract art.
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Mixedcat13298 said:
Yes they are Abbey and Houdini
They only like my kids especially my daughter and through toddler fits when it's bedtime or free range over because of a red tail
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Is Houdini the EE? (I'm guessing there's a reason for that name, right?)

The EE's biological mother was likely Tyrion, who has a strong, quirky personality. She likes to go squirrel-chasing for sport and is fearless around strangers. She steals sandwiches & cookies right out of the hands of children (often when not being offered). As the smallest & last chick from her brood, we thought Tyrion was a little roo. From inside the brooder, she pecked our 100lb dog right in the nose and sent him running. Because of her confidence & small stature, the chick was named Tyrion. We enjoyed the chick's daily antics and decided to keep "him" until he started crowing. At 5 mo old, Tyrion laid an egg instead, but we couldn't change the name at that point. When she was about a year old, she helped the rooster chase a Coopers Hawk away. She's 4 yrs now & I never really believed that she'd survive this long through all of her curious, crazy adventures. I hope you enjoy a silly, inquisitive bird.
 

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