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[Ksane]

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It's another "Hen Pen", no boys allowed in that pen either

 

[GotGame]

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It's another "Hen Pen", no boys allowed in that pen either

Lol, i gotcha

 

[sixshooter60]

Hey Carl what kind of oe cockerals are you wanting to get rid of.. thanks

 

[sjarvis00]

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They used to be popular, over a 100 years ago. There even used to be a hatchery in PA that sold only orloff chickens in several different varieties! They were standardized as "Russians" by the APA, only to be removed later on due to a decline in interest.
A year or so ago, when I was looking for stock, 9 times out of 10, the folks I contacted had already sold out or gotten rid of their orloffs. Their reasoning was due to a sharp decline in egg productivity after the first year. A true steward of the breed would try to improve the productivity, not toss them all together for the latest fad. Trying times, very trying times.

Well I'm really liking these 2 a lot. They're one of the prettiest chickens I've ever seen and am going to probably look for for more. If I can find a male you can have all the eggs if you want.
Man, OEGB are not very nice to newcomers. I put the 3 pullets and the cockerel I got from Michael D in with the Dun OEGB I got from GotGame last week and they were mean mean to her

Her name's Possum (Matt's wife named her) and she's already one of my very favorite chickens, the sweetest tiniest thing who loves attention and being held. I can't stand to let them "work it out" when it's one of my favorite chickens getting beat up. So I put her in the 10X10 pen with the Faverolles hen, the black Cochin bantam and my super gentle Dark Cornish. They accepted her right away, that's the sweet and gentle pen. The Faverolles hen mothers everyone, I love that girl a LOT and will never part with her. Is that typical behavior for OEGB? Are they really such angry little buggers? lol At this rate I won't be able to add any to them. I'll get little Possum's picture tomorrow, she's a adorable and the neatest color.

Do not add new birds during the daytime, wait until they are on the roost and go place the new bird in the middle of all the others on the roost, come morning they are all fine no issues even works when adding males just place the new male next to the other male.

 

[sjarvis00]

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I have 6 that I believe Medfords is coming to get, they are Columbian in appearance but are actually Columbian male x wheaton female a mating made strictly for the pullets and to improve breast width and depth of teh Columbian. I had more but had already started culling them when I thought someone might want a few yard birds or bait for traps.

 

[sjarvis00]

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Those are cool. Yes, If you have extra, I'll arrange somehow to get them.

Let me know what works, I will set them out or if steph or I are close by to your place or meet what ever works best for you.

 

[artsyrobin]

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the funny thing with captain, a mild mannered banty cochin- but don't dare let anyone look at his ladies! and galahad our big EE roo, but a gentler roo i have never seen, he will walk over and look at the banty girls, captain is having kaniption fits, and galahad just shakes that gorgeous mane of his and trots off.... really amazing.... he is from coral and the best disposition

 

[sjarvis00]

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I will have more of other varieties as the year progresses, but will be saving several for myself too. I expect some pretty decent results from several breeder pens this year as much headway was made in the past generations with a few of teh birds.

I will likely have a few young breeder pairs of Blue wheaton and a Pair or trio of Columbian available very soon.

 

[sjarvis00]

Here is one of the Columbian x Wheaton pullets, a cross that was well worth making.

I am waiting on three little Blue Columbian Pullets to get some age on them, I have some high expectations for the Blue Columbian OE. Imagine an OE bantam version of Coronation.

 

[artsyrobin]

so, i have these EE 4 month olds that i have in a sectioned off area in the main coop, so if i let them out at night, the others won't pick on them?