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[delisha]

Quote: It is not mold at all..It is healthy bacteria growing.

To keep that from happening as much..make sure your feed is covered in water. There should be an inch of water covering the feed. Stir 2x a day and add water when needed. A hand strainer works well for scooping out feed. If it is too wet after you scoop into bowls, add dry crumbles to the mixture to thicken it up just before service, or add grains etc.. The film is normal and healthy growth. It is the same bacteria that grows to make yogurt and cottage cheese.

Just found this thread!
Don't want to overload the thread, but here is just a few pictures of some birds that I raise. All are 100% English LF Orpingtons imported direct from the UK

Silver Laced Orpington



Chocolate Cuckoo Orpington





Isabel Cuckoo Orpington

 

[TheNuttyChick]

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[lualshannon]

Have you got photos of Mom, and the twins ? I'd love to see those, and I'm sure everyone else would too, even though they're not Orps.

Yes, I will then : ) I have individual photos but, will take some family photo with their mother and post it. Even though the twins are the result of crossing out to a different breed, they still look just like their mother, and no resemblance to their sire. All three are always on the move during the day, and good fliers. Will catch them at night and photograph.
My jubilee ( the one you liked the shape of) and the cuckoo boy are molting. They both dropped their tail feathers, and OMG! they look like Dodo birds now with no tail.. And, on top of that, missing feathers on their necks as well, and they look so awkward and pathetic...my poor, poor boys...How long do you think it will take before they look a bit dignified again? Jubilee will be 1yr. old next month, and the cuckoo is 8 mos. old. Also, is it normal to molt at this age?
Thank you!

 

[aveca]

im glad you found this thread too Bryce..great birds!

 

[Suzierd]

Just found this thread! Don't want to overload the thread, but here is just a few pictures of some birds that I raise. All are 100% English LF Orpingtons imported direct from the UK Silver Laced Orpington Chocolate Cuckoo Orpington Isabel Cuckoo Orpington

Great pic's, just beautiful!

 

[thedragonlady]

Yes, I will then : ) I have individual photos but, will take some family photo with their mother and post it. Even though the twins are the result of crossing out to a different breed, they still look just like their mother, and no resemblance to their sire. All three are always on the move during the day, and good fliers. Will catch them at night and photograph.
My jubilee ( the one you liked the shape of) and the cuckoo boy are molting. They both dropped their tail feathers, and OMG! they look like Dodo birds now with no tail.. And, on top of that, missing feathers on their necks as well, and they look so awkward and pathetic...my poor, poor boys...How long do you think it will take before they look a bit dignified again? Jubilee will be 1yr. old next month, and the cuckoo is 8 mos. old. Also, is it normal to molt at this age?
Thank you!

The days are getting shorter, so a molt is natural. Mother Nature wants her kids to have nice, new, winter clothing. I have even turned off my girls very low night light to encourage them to molt all the way out. I do wish they would stop laying, and take a vacation though !

 

[neugene]

My Buff Roo





Would love to know wat the experts think please let me know

 

[tnspursfan09]

He looks very zen-like.

 

[chicksooner]

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What you are thinking is mold is probably just the white looking film that gets on the top often. Mold is fuzzy in appearance, while this stuff isnt'.

It was fuzzy. I had a good run of fermented feed and was just adding more food and water after the first ferment. I had a two bucket rotation going. I was keeping it in the garage with a cotton dish towel over the top. When it started getting warm outside it started getting fuzzy on top. I plan on starting again when it cools off.

 

[aveca]

My Buff Roo





Would love to know wat the experts think please let me know

I sure no expert ..but ..He has what looks like yellow legs, one wattle that is shorter than the other, did he loose that to frostbite maybe? otherwise pretty nice shape and color..with a few lighter feathers inbetween