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[sreihart]

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Does red or pink usually mean a boy? I have 15 buff orps and ordered a roo. There's one in particular that has a much larger comb and it's pretty red looking. There's another that's more then the rest but not so red. Thanks!

 

[jeremy]

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Does red or pink usually mean a boy? I have 15 buff orps and ordered a roo. There's one in particular that has a much larger comb and it's pretty red looking. There's another that's more then the rest but not so red. Thanks!

Generally, yes. Males tend to have more pronounced combs at a younger age than females. They start to turn pink and then red much earlier too.

You should notice that your boy also stands upright more than the pullets, that he likes to strut around like he owns the place and he should be a bit more "fiesty" than your girls, especially when you interact with them.

 

[sreihart]

You just described him to a "T"! He's always the first one there when I give them a treat and he acts like he's proud to be there. I tease him and say, "You the man Bubba, you the man". I'm tickled to have a roo! Wow, thanks for the info! I have SO much to learn!

 

[speckledhen]

This little man is the son of my blue Orp rooster with my big, flaming red RIR x Buff Orp hen. He'd be great for a Red Orpington project, I think, and he's looking for a home. He's noticeably larger than the pure black Orp cockerel who is his half brother.

Here is the black cockerel, who is up for auction. They are both five weeks old now and with my broody buff Orp hen, Nugget.

 

[aveca]

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Prolly a Fox got her. I think their the sneakiest of predators. And the boldest. Earlier this year, some of the sis's of Feran got snatched right before sunset. And it was after we had snow. I could see it's foot prints. Must be a smart critter. He always took the biggest and best girls. He must have gotten 3 of mine before he decided there was too much risk associated to those heists.

Yep thats what we think, the sly fox. boy they sure know what they are doing...they were right around where I could see them and I heard nothing at all , the other hens were not alarmed in the least.. I get so nervous anymore when I let them out. If Im here all day I will let them out for the day but If Im woprking they have to wait till I get home...

When you pull up into our driveway there is a hunting tree stand that one of our freinds built for himself in a lower feild ..and its pretty fancy , he has an aluminum ladder and looks comfy up there hee hee.. That hunting is in the DNA ..cant bleach out a million years of evolution...I miss living in Colorado we had a constant supply of buffalo and elk meat and I LOVED it..We dont hunt but all of our freinds do, Im usually the early morning chef while they are all gearing up and getting ready..They LOVE the fresh lorp eggs.. we do everything from home version of egg macmuffins to over medium ect....then off they go and Im back to sleep.... Had a really good wild turkey one year..Havnt had one in years..Its just me but I think they taste better , maybe because I grew up in family of hunters.. the white grocery store ones are kind of bland. wont be long and I'll will have to start rounding up every lorp egg for the hunters..I usually hand them out to people at work..

 

[lildinkem]

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Prolly a Fox got her. I think their the sneakiest of predators. And the boldest. Earlier this year, some of the sis's of Feran got snatched right before sunset. And it was after we had snow. I could see it's foot prints. Must be a smart critter. He always took the biggest and best girls. He must have gotten 3 of mine before he decided there was too much risk associated to those heists.

Yep thats what we think, the sly fox. boy they sure know what they are doing...they were right around where I could see them and I heard nothing at all , the other hens were not alarmed in the least.. I get so nervous anymore when I let them out. If Im here all day I will let them out for the day but If Im woprking they have to wait till I get home...

When you pull up into our driveway there is a hunting tree stand that one of our freinds built for himself in a lower feild ..and its pretty fancy , he has an aluminum ladder and looks comfy up there hee hee.. That hunting is in the DNA ..cant bleach out a million years of evolution...I miss living in Colorado we had a constant supply of buffalo and elk meat and I LOVED it..We dont hunt but all of our freinds do, Im usually the early morning chef while they are all gearing up and getting ready..They LOVE the fresh lorp eggs.. we do everything from home version of egg macmuffins to over medium ect....then off they go and Im back to sleep.... Had a really good wild turkey one year..Havnt had one in years..Its just me but I think they taste better , maybe because I grew up in family of hunters.. the white grocery store ones are kind of bland. wont be long and I'll will have to start rounding up every lorp egg for the hunters..I usually hand them out to people at work..

Watched a show today about the Last American Cowboy. Out in Montana. And they showed herds of Elk that must have been several hundred. A man can get real lonely that far out. Pretty wild living.

 

[chickenlittle32]

Here are a few pics....I also have a question....Are the BBS Orps supposed to have black eyes...I have one with a golden color...

I like the lacing on this one....



Here is a young cockeral...slow to feather out...

 

[lildinkem]

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Prolly a dark brown eye is what your lookin at. And yes dark brown is what you want. A lite or golden eye is not what you want to use in your breeding program. The lite eye traits tends to re-emurge down the line IF you introduce it.

 

[HenThymes]

I took a couple of pictures of my bantam buff girls last night, they are such little puff balls!

 

[chickenmeadow]

HenThymes: Those are beautiful, what age are they. Especially like the shape of the bottom pic. I look forward to the same with the young group that were started this year & will start laying in the fall. I'm new to the orps & will be picking a couple of "keeper" roos out of the group later this year. What do you look for in a good breeding rooster? Do you know of any websites that list the standard traits?

What is the abbreviation for Bantam Buff Orpington? Also, what are the other color abbreviations; I see them but don't know what they mean.