The BANTAM ORPINGTON Thread

[tazcat70]

My BBS Orps are laying about 5 eggs a week now.

My two main hens went thru a very hard molt. Imagine Fawkes on Harry Potter hard.

They look so small and pathetic.

Anyway, the young pullet has started laying, and I think the other molting two are trying. So since I don't want to eat them, I have been tossing them in the incubator. I actually saw growth at 3 days on one of them!

Honestly, I have had pretty horrible luck with them last year. They would hatch fine, but things kept happening to the chicks. I swear this year I am locking them up like Fort Knox!

Ok enough rambling. I can't wait to see chick pics!

 

[comerspoultry]

Congrats!!!! Can't wait for my black bantam eggs to hatch.. Thanks again HenThymes!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[HenThymes]

Sending some good hatching vibes your way Comer!!

On another note, my whites are doing GREAT!! Just put 5 more in LD this morning and all look very strong.

Also put several more lavs, slow and go with them as I still hatch quite a few splits but making progress.

 

[Cloverleaf Farm]

Hey everyone, I have a 4Her that is looking for black or blue bantam Orps, either hatching eggs or a pullet or two. Anybody have anything available?? Thanks!

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

Hey everyone, I have a 4Her that is looking for black or blue bantam Orps, either hatching eggs or a pullet or two. Anybody have anything available?? Thanks!

The Loft at Holly Lane has some eggs on ebay. Current price is $20.50 and I am the high bidder. We are not going any higher, so have them bid. We will have some when the girls start laying.

The listing is at http://myworld.ebay.com/theloftathollylane They have a good reputation. Thus why I bid on them.

We have some Buff Orpington bantams laying, but our B/B/S just have not yet.

 

[pips&peeps]

Hey everyone, I have a 4Her that is looking for black or blue bantam Orps, either hatching eggs or a pullet or two. Anybody have anything available?? Thanks!

Have you call Christina?

 

[azhenhouse]

We have one Buff rooster that I want to get some hens for, hens only. So what do I do with extra roosters? I know what I do with my standard roos.

but I can't imagine culling the little guys. Silly question, but do people cull extras?

 

[HenThymes]

We have one Buff rooster that I want to get some hens for, hens only. So what do I do with extra roosters? I know what I do with my standard roos.

but I can't imagine culling the little guys. Silly question, but do people cull extras?

Yeap, grow out and put in the freezer, rehome or cull.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

"Culled" my first Buff Orpington Bantam male in 1982. It was delicious! Made great dumplins!


The best Master Breeders of poultry eats lots of chicken soup!

We have one Buff rooster that I want to get some hens for, hens only. So what do I do with extra roosters? I know what I do with my standard roos.

but I can't imagine culling the little guys. Silly question, but do people cull extras?

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[azhenhouse]

I know it was a silly question but I just wasn't sure, glad to know this. It makes it so much easier to be able to increase a flock of bantams. Thx