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The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread
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Has anyone else noticed the density of down in the English chicks? I've found that mine require much less heat than the SOP orps do. I have 2 hatches of 4 and 5 week old chicks outside now with a snug house with a 60 w. light in a covered airline dog crate. I've had to make the doorway much smaller, as I found the little boogers out playing at night in 49 degree temps in the light from the larger doorway. They are really feathered now . Much earlier than the SOP Orps too.
Has anyone else noticed the density of down in the English chicks? I've found that mine require much less heat than the SOP orps do. I have 2 hatches of 4 and 5 week old chicks outside now with a snug house with a 60 w. light in a covered airline dog crate. I've had to make the doorway much smaller, as I found the little boogers out playing at night in 49 degree temps in the light from the larger doorway. They are really feathered now . Much earlier than the SOP Orps too.
Yea these birds do great in cold weather.
yesterday it was 32 degrees here, the 2 pet sebrights that we have were just miserable, the english orpington acted like it was spring break in miami, running ( i should say Galloping) around the pen .
Vickie, last spring when i put the baby english out in the aframe, the spring nights were still pretty chilly..had a heat bulb inside the hut part of the frame..one day it was unreasonably cool, i thought they would go on inside the hut, but no, they were out running around in the caged part..they never showed any illness or ill effects from it...sometimes i would find them asleep just outside the hut door in the caged area..the australorp would go inside, they just seemed comfortable where it was a little cooler...
Vickie, last spring when i put the baby english out in the aframe, the spring nights were still pretty chilly..had a heat bulb inside the hut part of the frame..one day it was unreasonably cool, i thought they would go on inside the hut, but no, they were out running around in the caged part..they never showed any illness or ill effects from it...sometimes i would find them asleep just outside the hut door in the caged area..the australorp would go inside, they just seemed comfortable where it was a little cooler...
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I thought I would take a few more pics of the area this morning..The birds are out hunting the apples .they blend in perfectly with the fall leaves, but the chickens have no trouble finding them..I took a few pics at sunset last night also, some of the sugar maples at sunset are so bright they hurt your eyes...
the hickory nut trees turn a little yellow then drab brown..
view from one of the poultry pens, where the deer and the orpington roam..several storms had blown branchs into my temp fence , one of these days I will get out there and straighten it all back up..i picked some very big branchs off that fence..had to stand it back up kind of after the tornadoe in the area ..we have 10 acres hilltop..maybe a small winery in its future. we are thinking about it...I just cant wait to get the new barn and fences up .
a view from the cabin front. this yellow maple was so bright , even the camera couldnt stand it..
the side roads are full of tourists to the area to see the fall foliage,
the hickory nut trees turn a little yellow then drab brown..
view from one of the poultry pens, where the deer and the orpington roam..several storms had blown branchs into my temp fence , one of these days I will get out there and straighten it all back up..i picked some very big branchs off that fence..had to stand it back up kind of after the tornadoe in the area ..we have 10 acres hilltop..maybe a small winery in its future. we are thinking about it...I just cant wait to get the new barn and fences up .
a view from the cabin front. this yellow maple was so bright , even the camera couldnt stand it..
the side roads are full of tourists to the area to see the fall foliage,
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Thank you for sharing those lovely pictures with us.
Very nice looking place Aveca, Got to get up that way & see you one day, Thats a good looking young blue roo. there to.
Gorgeous photos Lynnie! I miss the colors here. I do want to plant a sugar maple next to a Ginko though to see the reds and bright yellows you have. 42 degrees here this morning, and the chicks are out rampaging still.
I thought I would take a few more pics of the area this morning..The birds are out hunting the apples .they blend in perfectly with the fall leaves, but the chickens have no trouble finding them..I took a few pics at sunset last night also, some of the sugar maples at sunset are so bright they hurt your eyes...
the hickory nut trees turn a little yellow then drab brown..
view from one of the poultry pens, where the deer and the orpington roam..several storms had blown branchs into my temp fence , one of these days I will get out there and straighten it all back up..i picked some very big branchs off that fence..had to stand it back up kind of after the tornadoe in the area ..we have 10 acres hilltop..maybe a small winery in its future. we are thinking about it...I just cant wait to get the new barn and fences up .
a view from the cabin front. this yellow maple was so bright , even the camera couldnt stand it..
the side roads are full of tourists to the area to see the fall foliage,
Just Beautiful! Sometimes I get really jealous of those that live where there really is a Fall. Then I remember how cold it gets... hehe.
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Beautiful photos Lynn. Do you live in the cabin. I love log houses.
Dragonlady I planted a Ginko nearly two years ago. We call him little man. My DH takes care of that tree for me hoping I will see it with some size on it in my lifetime. Slow growers but stunning in the fall of the year
Dragonlady I planted a Ginko nearly two years ago. We call him little man. My DH takes care of that tree for me hoping I will see it with some size on it in my lifetime. Slow growers but stunning in the fall of the year
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