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[chiques chicks]

they are not the standard colored I'm not sure what you would call them I have a black hen a red or dark buff hen and and a rooster a guess you would call splash but I got thme off of @ChiqueChick maybe she could help me define the colors better since she gave me them. They are so sweet and the rooster is becoming such a man of the house he even lumped my cats in with his flock lol I don't think the cats appreciate it very much but I guess when they all sleep together that's what happens

I'll answer this.

The Orpington are from mixing a Lemon cuckoo rooster to blue and black hens. There are also some birds from the next generation and back crosses.

Any combination of blue, black and buff results. I only keep what comes out as gold and black, not sure if they are partridge or laced or what. I just like them. I also keep the occasional albino that gets thrown.

Some of them have yellow legs, however, not proper for an orp.

 

[TillyPeeps]

Get them blinders. Before they go blind! :-D

I guess I have to find chicken sunglasses for the other 5 chicks.

I don't think they make pinless peeper for baby chicks.

 

[Lelanae]

Does anyone know how to stop a chick peck other chicks' eyeballs? Yes, it's Brownie again. She pecked her brooder mates' eyeballs (and toes) before, and I stopped her. Last night, she pecked Ruff-Ruff's eyeball again when she is in my hand being peted. I don't know if Brownie was bullying her or she just think it's food or toy. I notice that Brownie will come and peck me or the chick I was handled when she sees me holding one, but it's usually a gentle peck to draw attention.

Have you thought of giving her something else shiny to peck at? I put glass marbles in my baby's water.

 

[msladyhawke]

Glad to hear she's more active. My lil Counter chick is stealing my heart. She's so in tune to what we're doing, watching us and chirping to us.

Sounds like a keeper to me!

 

[TillyPeeps]

Have you thought of giving her something else shiny to peck at? I put glass marbles in my baby's water.

I just switched to nipple waterer, but I'll try to get some glass marbles for her. That wouldn't encourage her to peck more eyeballs, right?

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Quote: This is a great idea! @Tilly, I think this would actually help deter the pecking of shiny things. I know when we have an egg eater, we put porcelain eggs in the nest boxes ~ pecking something that hard deters the behavior.

Quote: She is REALLY growing on me. I really hope she doesn't turn into a 'he' lol.

 

[Blarneyeggs]

The Chester County 4-H group is coming here tonight to learn about Embryology. One of the things we will do is to candle eggs, I gave the eggs a test candle about an hour ago and did not see ANY development in ANY of the eggs. Ugh. These are my eating eggs, they have a rooster in the pen for guidance and to keep the hens civil to each other, but there are 20 hens and only the one rooster, I thought for sure at least a few of the eggs would be fertile, but NO.

I'm considering moving my lone chick out of the kitchen when the 4-H group is over. Mostly because one of the things they are taught is that it is very unhealthy to keep live chicks or chickens in an area where you eat. But I'm pretty sure we ALL do it. I just don't want to demonstrate this in front of the kids... Also, I do not want the chick handled...

 

[Lelanae]

I'll answer this.

The Orpington are from mixing a Lemon cuckoo rooster to blue and black hens. There are also some birds from the next generation and back crosses.

Any combination of blue, black and buff results. I only keep what comes out as gold and black, not sure if they are partridge or laced or what. I just like them. I also keep the occasional albino that gets thrown.

Some of them have yellow legs, however, not proper for an orp.

They sound gorgeous. Lemon Cuckoo is to-die-for in my mind. I bought two buff orpington from a place that got their stock from Ideal. One has yellow legs and I was told she must be a buff rock. But do you think Daffodil might really be a Orpington--just not a up-to-standard one? Would a picture help? She certainly matured faster than my pale legged girl! I am not showing my hens, one show dog is enough for me!

 

[Lelanae]

I just switched to nipple waterer, but I'll try to get some glass marbles for her. That wouldn't encourage her to peck more eyeballs, right?

Well, its worth a try! The glass marbles stopped Hermione from pecking at Ginny's butt. I just made a nipple waterer for my little ones--can I just hang it? Will it sway when they peck it? I am also wondering, if I get another chick in a week or two would it be safe to keep her with slightly older chicks? What is a safe margin?

 

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