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[Melnurse]

Bella

Such a charmer.

 

[Johnn]

Such a charmer.

Thanks

 

[Johnn]

My three orps. Daisy, Bella and Orp

 

[Heron's Nest Farm]

This is Hershey (bum trimmed--not too happy with me)


This is Kiss on the left and Humperdink on the right.

I'm happy to say we just got a new camera and now I can try and get some photos that do them justice!

 

[OnlyOrps]

This is Hershey (bum trimmed--not too happy with me) This is Kiss on the left and Humperdink on the right. I'm happy to say we just got a new camera and now I can try and get some photos that do them justice!

Great pics! Love their names! Beautiful birds!

 

[Johnn]

Daisy and Orp, they're sisters

 

[Dish chickens]

Great pics! Love their names! Beautiful birds!

Nice Birds,
I have BBS standards, I just got 20 BBS English that came from Oregon. They are due to hatch in 16 days I hope I get a good hatch.
seeing your pic's make me want to make another coop for chocolates

 

[Heron's Nest Farm]

Gold Laced Chicks

My ONE Spangled/Mottled that hatched....

 

[OnlyOrps]

e Gold Laced Chicks My ONE Spangled/Mottled that hatched....

They are so cute! Congrats on the new babies! I have mottleds and I love them! Gold laced are one of my next goals!

 

[Devonviolet2]

We moved to our homestead last January. We had a Rhode Island Red Roo, a RIR hen and Turkey hen, included in the sale of the property (5 acres with a cute 2 year old house). The Roo got sick and died shortly after we move here. So that left us with the hen and turkey - neither of which was laying. Both have since started laying.

A month later, when we got four wether Nigerian Dwarf Goats, I bought two of their 1 year old Buff Orpington hens and got a Buff Roo (CoCo) for free.

Here they are coming out of the coop for the first time, when we first got them.

The RIR didn't like one of the Buffs, so was picking fights with her. CoCo was such a gentleman! He just sqawked and walked between them. It didn't take too long for Red to get the message.

Now, Red is part of his harem, and roosts next to CoCo at night.

Here is one of my favorite photos of CoCo and the two Buff hens.

Here is another favorite shot of mine. I call it "Fluffy Butts". If you look closely, you can see hearts.

One of the Buff hens seems to be CoCo's favorite. She had a bare spot on her back that was getting raw. So, I decided to make a chicken saddle. The first time I put it on her she freaked out and ran squawking around the chicken yard, with CoCo close behind. He finally caught up to her and snatched the perceived threat off her back. It was so cool to see him protect her like that! I had used Velcro on the straps, but it didn't hold, so I stitched it down and added an elastic strap, for her butt. It was harder to put back on, but is working better that way.

She was so stressed after that, we waited until after dark, and got her off the roost. When I put her down she didn't freak out, and actually jumped back on the roost.

So far So good. This is day 2 and the saddle is still in place.