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[lildinkem]

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I just got the Trio from a show back east

I can tell there some nice Buffs. Nice width and color. Just let them grow a bit more and they will do well at a show. Well done!

 

[lildinkem]

CRITTER UPDATE: Boy it is nice to have a good dog. Last two nites I have been only taking out my best hunters. They are the girls. Two nites ago I made the mistake on introducing one of my 16 month old pups to the hunt, so she can learn how to do it. She is still too young and makes way too much noise. Last nite I only took my experienced girls. One purebred German Shepherd Dog, who is more into biting a sleeve and not a living critter. But she barks and helps out in a chase. I also took my main girl Pockets. Pocket is 1/2 German Shep, and some Coon Hound and Spaniel. She is built like a Belgian Malinois. 55 lbs long flat back with a smaller narrow skull. And will walk without making a sound.
Now the good part, two nites ago, despite being handicaped with the young pup she flushed out a possum. And last nite she ran up a big oak tree a nice fat Racoon. Up about 35 feet on a branch. This coon had been nocking over feeders, and prolly eating chix. Not anymore. We knocked him down and I let Pockets and my third hunting dog, yes I have a LUNAtic dog too. My Luna is the finisher. She is part Pit Bull and part Newfoundland. She too is smaller. 45 lbs, but like Pockets is fierless. And usually is right there finishing the job. Job was successfully finished.
I hope this is the one coon who has been causing all the trouble. But I fear there is or will be others. So, while we have a small bit of relief, I plan on training my young and dumb Yellow Lab looking pup and is huge Black brother with Pockets and start to get them into it. Moose likes the method of running hard thru the woods to stir up game. And that is not good for catching the critters I need to find. So, I hope to be able to pass down the smarts of my Pockets to these younger and eager boys.
I feel better now.

On a brighter note. I moved my Thurston pen right up to my BUSTOFF pen. The hope is to get Thurston more interested in breeding this year. Last year he only liked the young pullets and did not care to service any of my top quality hens. I hope the visual of seeing BUS abuse his women will hit a note in his bird brain. Just to make sure I get something from Thurston I will get him some nice young Buff pullets and let TONKA continue working the older hens.

Now BUS is a big boy (11 lbs), but Thurston look 50% bigger.

BUS woman that he is to use infront of Thurston

Soon to be a Thurston pullet

 

[ZephyrWoodsFarm]

ABSOLUTELY gorgeous Blue orps. LOVE THEM!!!!

 

[Heartlandrabbitry]

Here's our new Lavender Orpingtons!

 

[Newyorkrita]

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Cutie pies. I just love lavenders.

 

[Newyorkrita]

Some of my chicks at 2 weeks. A lavender and two black splits from the same hatch. I can't figgure out why the one black has so much more white than the other.

 

[popcornpuppy]

Hi guys. With over 200 hundred pages of lovely Orps to look at, I have not gone through this entire thread. I have a question that I am not sure if it has all ready been asked, so forgive me if it has.

I have to cull excess roos tomorrow and I have a tough choice. Both boys are 8 months old. One has a not so great comb---3 points BUT he has that lovely "U" shape that has been referred to on this thread in the past.

The other is a monster. He looks like a bowling ball with feathers, has a nice 5 point comb but no pronounced "U" shape.

So is it better to keep the one with the proper body shape or the one with the better size? Wich one is harder to get----shape or size?

These boys are from C. Moore lines and I want to do what is best to keep the integrity of line. This is my first go with Orps so I am still learning. Any advice would be helpful.



I also don't have any pics to post as the sun has set in my local area and the birds are in bed. Sorry.

 

[punky rooster]

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you mean in perch right

 

[kathyinmo]

I went to the ILL-MO show today. Not many large fowl there at all. Here are some buff orps ....

ETA: Ooopps, the first 2 are the same girl.

 

[lildinkem]

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Nice even color on the pullet. Did you get to meet Doug and get your NH's?