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[lildinkem]

Jack Patterson said that a little pepper in the tail never bothered him. Doug said the best color Buffs he made, those birds as chicks would have a Black spot on their heads. When I was at Doug's farm Thursday all of his Buffs color was virtually the same nice rich deep red color Buff. The one pullet I got from Doug at his seminar in January is a good example of the consistent rich color Buff. Dan Honour told me how to get this nice deep rich Buff. He told me to take my homemade New Hampshires to Buff, then take the best type chicks from that breeding back to Buff Orps, then repeat the process until you get the desired color with Orp type. Dan has written an article on Buff Leghorn a few months in Exhibition Poultry Magazine (this is a free online publication). I listen to Dan. He maybe one of the best breeders of Buff anything on this site.
Right now I have my Akers pullet in with the $20 Akers cock. I will take her out next month and put her in with my best Buff cockerel from last year. The old cock is defintely has her as one of his favs. In with them are 3 old Buff hens. One hen is from Don Chandler, one hen I bought from Terry Britt, and one hen is the sister to the hen in my avatar, a Britt/Akers blend
The sister to the avatar Buff hen is on the rite Doug's pullet is on the left & is very much in demand by the old cock. LEE here in Indy had the sister to my avatar all last year and wanted me to use her in my program if she had something to offer to my Buff program. She is a tank, and is well over 10 lbs. How could I not want to use her.

 

[thedragonlady]

They sure do Walt..they will refine it and drive themselves crazy doing it...they just have that kind of focus....One of my PM freinds from germany told me that not always, but sometimes we in america tend to worry about things that we dont need to worry about too much,...... and not give a second thought to something that we do need to worry about......He said he lurks sometimes and reads different sites but doesnt have a lot of time for it, mostly in bad weather when hes trapped inside,, sees people work themselves into a sweat about a small color issue, his eyes see something different like your tail angles are dropping below your standard to be careful with things like that..get that right and the colors are fun to play with if you have room.....he gives me good german names for my whites .. Hes been a nice person that I dont bother a lot, but on occasion ask him a question or 2..

The attention to detail is a very German thing. I know, as I had a wonderful German governess for 12 years. She drilled precision into my head. Drives my husband nuts, as the grass has to be cut just so, the dogs, koi, cat ,and birds, eat ON TIME. The Orps will come in when called, or it WILL rain. They know it too, so they are very good kids. Attention to detail is so important in breeding though. Without it, and a plan that makes allowances for Mother Nature's sense of humor, you are lost.

 

[Renie'sPeeps]

The attention to detail is a very German thing. I know, as I had a wonderful German governess for 12 years. She drilled precision into my head. Drives my husband nuts, as the grass has to be cut just so, the dogs, koi, cat ,and birds, eat ON TIME. The Orps will come in when called, or it WILL rain. They know it too, so they are very good kids. Attention to detail is so important in breeding though. Without it, and a plan that makes allowances for Mother Nature's sense of humor, you are lost.

lol sounds like a real bad case of OCD... just joking you know..

 

[aveca]

I worked many times with Gus Vinhage of the ABA on admission of new breeds and he would drive me absolutely crazy in the way he would ponder and rethink things. We got along very well and we usually came to the same decision, but he would scare me when he took so long to make a decision. When he did decide it was correct and firm. "Vie will figure this out Walt". A good guy, but he scared a lot of people......lol

w.

hee hee, i know the sort..worked with the verband every year..i was chasing their premium status which was a score of 7.5...that same year got very sick with lupus..dr. said this is your last hurrah with this..despite all that..i worked my tail off getting ready..drove what felt like forever to inspection....he took forever studying mare and foal..i thought i was going to drop dead if he made me run that ring one more time..i finnally got that 7.5 score...the same year they changed the score to 8.0...

 

[LILMaranLady]

Are you orps any trouble mine ARE they eat my flowers hop my fences and drive meh BANNANAS

but they are SOOOO cute when I find them eating my zinnias there go cluuuuuuck cluck in a cute way

then I forget what they have done and I give them table scraps I also have some marans and some barred rocks so the barred rocks make up for the orps

so its barnyard party all the time with me chasing the orps with a rake and the marans following and hoping ill give them some food ( or enjoying the show)

either way its funny ( from your point of view

) LOL got to go chase some ORPS

oh no my Lilacs

 

[Renie'sPeeps]

I have one black hen that likes to hope the fence... umm she got into my garden 3x.... I will probably replace some of the broccoli, egg plants, and cabbages she decided to snack on I cut the primary feathers on one wing took care of that problem.

 

[aveca]

The attention to detail is a very German thing. I know, as I had a wonderful German governess for 12 years. She drilled precision into my head. Drives my husband nuts, as the grass has to be cut just so, the dogs, koi, cat ,and birds, eat ON TIME. The Orps will come in when called, or it WILL rain. They know it too, so they are very good kids. Attention to detail is so important in breeding though. Without it, and a plan that makes allowances for Mother Nature's sense of humor, you are lost.

yes mam, you are trained when they are throu with you

 

[aveca]

I have one black hen that likes to hope the fence... umm she got into my garden 3x.... I will probably replace some of the broccoli, egg plants, and cabbages she decided to snack on I cut the primary feathers on one wing took care of that problem.

funny..my orps arnt a problem..but the australorp are the free spirits..they fly out of everything and find very elaborate ways of getting out..like flying up into tree branchs..then to another tree branch until they are out...then its monkey see monkey do..i gave up on those older hens..just open the door and let them go..if i have them in a breeding pen..i have to go to great lengths to keep them in..

 

[SparrowSong]

Here's my son with his new Buff Orpington, Old Yeller. As you can see, he has brought her inside to sit with him and watch a game on my phone, and sit on his shoulder. This was only a week or so ago, and she has grown a lot since then. I LOVE how she trills, and she is the first to peek her head around the corner of the coop when I walk outside and call for the chickens. She is fast becoming my baby. Our other chickens are EE, but Old Yeller is my favorite.

 

[aveca]

thats a pretty little pullet..miss old yeller..