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[punky rooster]

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ok just checkin

he is a orp
punky

 

[lildinkem]

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I fried my modem last nite by drop a drink on it. Can't understand why that would knock me of the net? lololol


I am back!

Joy, some of these babies are wousies. not all go outside. the Buffs are the biggest babies. the Older Blacks have learned and love the snow. the cruise over to my Morans pen and eat their food. Then waddle back to their food bucket to chow down on their own food. Their little pigs.
Since I was off the net last nite, I had a good conversation with one of my Black Orp breeders about whom and what we all like in my flock. I told her that I am lite years away from you ladies. I plan on using the one Black cockerel with the funky tail. I have enough decent tail hen/pullets to pair him up with to hopefully make some nice Blacks next spring.
Your birds look wonderful! I can see the huge improvement in everyone line of Blacks and Blues thanks to you two ladies. Keep up the great work!

 

[justuschickens59]

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I fried my modem last nite by drop a drink on it. Can't understand why that would knock me of the net? lololol


I am back!

Joy, some of these babies are wousies. not all go outside. the Buffs are the biggest babies. the Older Blacks have learned and love the snow. the cruise over to my Morans pen and eat their food. Then waddle back to their food bucket to chow down on their own food. Their little pigs.
Since I was off the net last nite, I had a good conversation with one of my Black Orp breeders about whom and what we all like in my flock. I told her that I am lite years away from you ladies. I plan on using the one Black cockerel with the funky tail. I have enough decent tail hen/pullets to pair him up with to hopefully make some nice Blacks next spring.
Your birds look wonderful! I can see the huge improvement in everyone line of Blacks and Blues thanks to you two ladies. Keep up the great work!

Thanks Bill. It's been a long, hard row to hoe, but I'm getting there. I just love seeing pictures of the Blues and Blacks that have been crossed with the English orp - some great improvement and strides being made. It's really exciting to see.

Well my birds are pigs too, but they are all weenies. They won't even step their dainty feet on snow, I have to shovel out the runs. My runs are 1/2 covered and 1/2 open. They will go out as far as the roof line and then stop. LOL. Such spoiled brats !!

 

[lildinkem]

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I fried my modem last nite by drop a drink on it. Can't understand why that would knock me of the net? lololol


I am back!

Joy, some of these babies are wousies. not all go outside. the Buffs are the biggest babies. the Older Blacks have learned and love the snow. the cruise over to my Morans pen and eat their food. Then waddle back to their food bucket to chow down on their own food. Their little pigs.
Since I was off the net last nite, I had a good conversation with one of my Black Orp breeders about whom and what we all like in my flock. I told her that I am lite years away from you ladies. I plan on using the one Black cockerel with the funky tail. I have enough decent tail hen/pullets to pair him up with to hopefully make some nice Blacks next spring.
Your birds look wonderful! I can see the huge improvement in everyone line of Blacks and Blues thanks to you two ladies. Keep up the great work!

Thanks Bill. It's been a long, hard row to hoe, but I'm getting there. I just love seeing pictures of the Blues and Blacks that have been crossed with the English orp - some great improvement and strides being made. It's really exciting to see.

Well my birds are pigs too, but they are all weenies. They won't even step their dainty feet on snow, I have to shovel out the runs. My runs are 1/2 covered and 1/2 open. They will go out as far as the roof line and then stop. LOL. Such spoiled brats !!

The snow here from yesterday is a wet sticky snow. Even my vets don't like it. But, they like to eat. From my limited experience, I have few problems with these birds in the cold winter. No one gets sick. The predators are staying away. We did get a possum a few weeks ago. He has been gnawed into halves. My youngest pup Scanner was seen fighting over the bottom half just a few mins ago. I had to break it up. My birds wished I would shovel. They have room under the coops. And seem to take it in stride.,

 

[lildinkem]

Here is one way to stay warm if your a bird on my property.
Puff yourself up to the size of a beachball lolol

He may have some diluting going on with his Black color. He for sure will be used this coming year. The more inbreeding done with our Blacks the more likely these Blacks will throw even more diluted Blacks (Brown)

 

[justuschickens59]

are those open pens with no shelter?

 

[jeremy]

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I hope not, with all of that snow! Those poor chooks need somewhere to at least get out of the wind...

 

[lildinkem]

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This is how dumb my birds are. Those who I have a nice size coop, 8 foot by 4 foot 8 foot high. They rather stay outside and hang out under the coop. Every nite, I have to reach under and yank out ALL 27 pinheads out of the Black juvie pen and chuck them into their coop. This is every nite. Weather does not change their mind where to sleep. Right next pen over is the Buff juvie pen. Their half have learned better to go in on their own then get chucked in. But, still there are 8 to 10 that I have to reach under and yank out and chuck into their coop.
These in my open 8 foot by 8 foot breeding pens, have one he// of a nice garbage can to curl up and in, and easily half of those in these pens rather sleep outside. There again, when it is snowing intensly I run out and have to chuck them into the can and flip the lid down. First dust off the snow. All of the cockerels with a somewhat developed comb will go into the pole barn, or breezeway or basement for comb protection. Only my smarter older vets go into these nice clean cans and ackowledge, that is home for the nite. For the most part they all go in at nite.
The Blacks in that pen had been in there since early in the afternoon. They spent the previous week in the basement. they just got outside shortly before i took this pic

 

[jeremy]

Well, I'm just glad we don't get icky snow like that where I live in CA! My birds have a hard enough time dealing with the rain and the mud, I can't imagine how upset they would be about snow.

 

[lildinkem]

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Trust me I don't want the rain I see you guys having. There is a reason I call my farm "Mudder Kluckers". Their already getting muddy today because we FINALLY went over freezing. I much rather have the snow and it stay around 25 to 30 degrees. They do the cold just fine. heck look at Joy's line, their prolly thinking it is July with all those feathers.
In the morning when i open the door to the coops, their busted it down to get out and run around. Despite the snow and cold.
I don't know about the rest of you, but from my 2 years of raising in the colder weather, I haven't lost a bird. Just those from a Fox, and I finally evened the scored on the last Racoon. Possums too are treats for my dogs. Scanner my young boy has his half of a frozen possum. And i dare anyone to try and take it from his mouth. he's a killer!