Post Pics Of Orps/ Orpingtons HERE

[OSUman]

I read somewhere that with the green sheen comes a purple sheen i cant remember if it was genetics or nutrition or what but in spots my black leghorn has a line of purple sheen in its feathers.

 

[BamaChicken]

Joel, I won't breed that particular pullet back in. She will be sold. I don't to do it again on purpose. She is very odd looking. I much prefer just straight black. She does look purple when you look at her. sort of brown/purple

 

[joeyg4583]

BamaChicken,
I wish I was closer I would buy your purple orp. I like her a lot! Thanks for putting the picture up for us to see.

 

[lildinkem]

Bamma I agree, can you please move closer. lolol I love them Blacks you posted. Yet alone them Charlie kids!!!

 

[muddyhorse]

I'm worried about my lavender cockerel. his eye is swollen and has blood on the eye lid. it is too swollen for me to see if he eyeball is OK. I cleaned the blood off, and there is a small tear in the lower eye lid. I think somebody pecked him.

He is acting fine, but ..... He is isolated and i mixed him up some antibiotics and poltri drench. he is eating and drinking fine.

 

[lildinkem]

Muddyhorse good idea to keep him away till he heals up. IF they see blood they peck the turds outta of him. I had a SS run into the fence before a show while I tried to catch her. She was fine till a half hour before the judging. And it puffed up. Judge wrote EYE? Dang bird. Once she got home, the next morning she is fine. lolol\\
Good luck.

 

[BamaChicken]

Get some terramycin eye salve or Garamycin eye drops and hold a warm cloth on for a little while then put drops in. Should make a difference by morning. This is a two man job. I live near jeffers vet supply but sometimes I just go to my pharmacist who is not a chain store and tell them what I need and what it is for and they sell it to me and I give them updates on how it works. We don't have a vet in this area that will see a chicken.

Bill those are some nice chicks

 

[muddyhorse]

Bama thanks for the suggestion. are there any over the counter one that would work. the vet won't be open until Tuesday.

 

[lildinkem]

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Julie I really like those two girls. Especially the Charlie girl. Being a splash, I am almost forced to go back to a Black. Your Tubby boy I hatched or maybe Feran. I am working on being very picky over my tails in my breeders. just love this splash girl. She'll be spread over Doc first off though. Then the other two boys

 

[kathyinmo]

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You can get the eye ointment at the feed store, or at Orshlens (sp?).