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[Homegroanacres]

I am thinking a strangled Orp = A stew pot......

 

[cluckfan]

My four month old Lavender Pullet. Not the best photo but she seems to be starting to show some growth and fluff even though this pic does not really show it.

 

[jeremy]

Greenfire farms. They are NOT cheap.

Or the best quality... IMO.

 

[jeremy]

I am looking for Jubilee or Spangled Orps, any help?

Heirloomorpingtons.com.

http://www.jordan-farm.com

 

[wava1vaughn]

Hi from Ga.

 

[Goose and Fig]

Heirloomorpingtons.com.

http://www.jordan-farm.com

Oh I agree about the quality thing, but these other sources I think are also in it for the cash. They just appeared out of nowhere with something super expensive....I don't know- maybe they actually were well known breeders of orpingtons in the US prior?

 

[galanie]

Oh I agree about the quality thing, but these other sources I think are also in it for the cash. They just appeared out of nowhere with something super expensive....I don't know- maybe they actually were well known breeders of orpingtons in the US prior?  

I know that one of those sources is importing birds directly from the UK, as Greenfire farms has done. This is extremely expensive and I understand can easily cost more than $2000 per bird. So yes, they are pricey and will be until we get a good sized amount of them here in the US. I have read of others who have purchased offspring from imported stock and are working not only on quality but to make them affordable. I can't at the moment name who exactly but there are BYC folks involved in this. I just can't recall their names. Old folks disease, I remember the content but not the names.

 

[Goose and Fig]

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Oh I have seen some of the birds- very nic. Great advertising. It just strikes me as more of a capitalist venture than an actual "farm". Farms don't just pop up out of nowhere with $200 and up chicks. If they didn't expect to make a profit they wouldn't be doing it.
Anybody remember hearing about people that kept chickens during the depression so they could make a little "egg money"? How different it is this time around.

 

[Goose and Fig]

Hi from Ga.

Got some pics of those boys out on the grass? Green makes buff look so much better than welded wire does.

 

[wava1vaughn]

Hi from Ga. I listen to everyone complain about certain people charging expensive prices. Let me know when you' all will start selling these birds on the cheap. I would like to buy some. Also I would like to know what you all consider a reasonable price. I check websites all the time and not to many out there have reasonable prices.