The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[aveca]

I sure will..love them..there is another one snuggled under that orp pile somewhere..they look like pom pons. with eyes..the others are little over 2 weeks now..I had them all outside for a little while today in heated a frame..it's finally warming up here..

 

[Chickenfan4life]

Come down here to Texas and you can take some home Hon.

VIVI

Wait, what? Seriously? Are you selling them? How much? Lol, you have me excited!

 

[BamaChicken]

These chicks are 9 days old. They are from a splash cock over Blue hens. I weighed them tonite and they weigh 2.5 oz. each. I am going to weigh them along to see how they gain. Watching the colors on these. I am hoping they turn out light blue with really good lacing and type. We shall see. I weighed a pair of 8 week olds that I was mailing to a young lady the other day and they weighed a little over two lb each. I think that is a good weight for that age.

These splash are two days old.

 

[BamaChicken]

One more of the blue chick

 

[ElitePoultry]

I am also going to start weighing the chicks weekly. Those chicks are adorable! Heres a a few pics i took today They grow up so fast!

 

[BamaChicken]

I am also going to start weighing the chicks weekly.


Those chicks are adorable!



Heres a a few pics i took today









They grow up so fast!

Yes they do.

 

[aveca]

LOVE your poultry pen Elitepoultry..nice babies...Julies are always a spring treat to see..

 

[Robert Blosl]

Toe punch chicks but what happens if you loose your toe punch.? Get a small pair of scissors and cut a V notch in the web of the toe. Many breeders in the old days would put a toe punch on the right foot and a V notch on the left foot if they had to many mattings.

Here is something I hope to start doing this year. Wing Band my chicks with Jiffy Wing Bands sold by most Poultry Supply houses. If done correctly you will have a life time method of ID your birds. Some people use different colors for the years to help keep their birds ID. Congratulations on your hallmark page number. Keep them moving. you will double this in no time.

 

[MorgansManor]

Love all the chick pics!

 

[deek]

I have a chick that hurt one of her toes, might be broken. She can't put weight on it. I was thinking about taping two toes together with First Aid Waterproof tape. Do I need to splint it somehow? Would the tape help or should I try something else?