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[thedragonlady]

My roost are 12 inches of the ground. I don't think my buffs could make a 5 ft roost. I use 4 foot wire on my pens and they never get out.

Though my roosts go up to 3', I can keep my buffs divided in the orchard, and OUT of my asparagus bed, by a 2' fence. I think if I put a board on top they would fly up, but without one they don't. Somewhat like a green horse.... I think they can't judge the height without a top and bottom rail, and they stay put.

 

[galanie]

I've been told, and I think it's true, that they never actually fly over anything. What they do is fly to the top, land, then jump down the other side. I was able to keep my EE pullets out of my side garden by stringing a weedeater line 4" above the top of the fence. They can't land on that, so they quit flying over it.

And yes those orps are funny that way. Mine can fly up to the top of this 4' fence if they've a mind to, but they never do when grown. Younger ones though will do it. I had a pair of orp pullets that constantly "snuck out" into the neighbors yard for a while. Darn things were jumping the fence in the back where I couldn't see them do it from the house, and because of their shop, I didn't see them next door either. Someone finally told me they were doing that and I strung a line over that fence too. It worked.

 

[galanie]

By way of instruction for others, please critique these two. Whatever you say won't hurt my feelings one bit! I know of their faults but please point out any faults with overall build, skirts, lacing, anything at all. It does teach when you do that and even though I've posted these same birds before, every time someone critiques them I learn something new. I'll not be breeding either one as I'm going to buffs! Oddly enough, both are over a year old now and have never been broody! Strange.

The pictures are both from last year. The first is actually my avatar bird, and the second is her "sister" and her.

 

[galanie]

And if you like, here's my black hen. When this was taken, she had been broody a while so she's a bit raggedy and her sheen isn't there much, besides having the pale comb, etc.

And just because this picture makes me laugh every time I see it, and i just saw it, here is the same hen when she was broody. This is the sight I saw one morning when opening the coop.

 

[thedragonlady]

And if you like, here's my black hen. When this was taken, she had been broody a while so she's a bit raggedy and her sheen isn't there much, besides having the pale comb, etc.

And just because this picture makes me laugh every time I see it, and i just saw it, here is the same hen when she was broody. This is the sight I saw one morning when opening the coop.

Just WHAT was fermenting in her feed ?

 

[HyVal]

Now is that two hens together in a nest box? One on the bottom and one that walked over the top of her?

 

[aveca]

And if you like, here's my black hen. When this was taken, she had been broody a while so she's a bit raggedy and her sheen isn't there much, besides having the pale comb, etc.

And just because this picture makes me laugh every time I see it, and i just saw it, here is the same hen when she was broody. This is the sight I saw one morning when opening the coop.

Sarah..those blk hens have more personality than most people..lord Thats funny..Mrs softie has given me so many hours of laugh time. You just have to wonder what she was thinking..trying to hatch her own head or something.

 

[ElitePoultry]

And just because this picture makes me laugh every time I see it, and i just saw it, here is the same hen when she was broody. This is the sight I saw one morning when opening the coop.

Thats hilarious!!!!!

 

[jockeyeba]

My only Orpington-22 week old "Satin" with her stable mate Summer, is this thread the best one for learning about Orp's

 

[lildinkem]

Just getting my early misfit White Orp program going. I let this oddball hen in with my White trio that I got from a fella at the Ohio Natls. He had this line for decades. No longer you can call it a Cecil Moore lines. But still have to give credit to Cecil for sharing.
She is an unknown quantity. I have a couple of chicks from here that are leaning towards being White with the same dark feathers on the tails and hackles. Would be nice if they turn out like a Columbian. Long ways to go. I just put her in with one of my 13 Buff cockerels. So, no more White experiment for her.




White male I had her with for a couple of months. IF these chicks from her and this guy start looking good I will use the pullets back to the male.



Harry's A #1 cock's first born. Looking like a little Shaffer line White boy. He would be from a Fuesting Buff Sport hen I got last year. I am to get 2 more Buff Sports. Joyce's Buff cock is the daddy who sired these Buff Sports hens. He was Grand Champion of the Junior Class for 2 strait years here at our Indiana State Fair Poultry Show. So, there is some chance of making something special from Harry's cock this season.
A solid little Shaffer boy. This widdle guys grand daddy is Harry's 13 lbs White Orp cock. Loads of potential!