The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[Mrs MIA]

I have a picture somewhere of my large rooster and 3 hens crammed into a small nest box to sleep at night...

 

[jeremy]

That's how mine sleep! All in a pile in a corner, with maybe two actually roosting around the others.

 

[justuschickens59]

MIne all sleep piled in the corner. THey have roosts - they have never used them. I don't mind, because I don't have to worry about them trying to jump down and hurting themselves.

Great news Julie !! I can't wait until he starts breeding. Keep me posted !!!

Mine are all still very unhappy with me. I've switched everybody around in groups that I am breeding and they are NOT happy with their new homes at all !!

On a good note - Dwain went to the foot doc today and he is released for full weightbearing with his Cam walker boot !! He can go back to work on Monday - extra light duty. YAY !!! The war is almost over !!!

 

[RedReiner]

Renie'sPeeps :

WELL.. I guess I am not very good at recognizing colors yet.. haha I hatched out 4 chicks a short time ago.. I thought.. I had 1 blue and 3 blacks.. well <cough> They are feathering out now.. and it looks like I have 1 light blue and 3 dark ones... hahahaha so much for my abilities..

I have a couple and I have no idea how to tell color lol. I have one that is silver and I guessed splash but maybe its light blue? I dunno!​

 

[Mrs MIA]

He's a 10 pound-er, too!!

 

[justuschickens59]

The silver is probably a light blue. Splash will be whitish yellow. See picture.

Nigel

LOL...love the picture Mrs. Bird-Brain

 

[RedReiner]

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Ah!! ok! mine has no yellow, I have two that are black or blue, they look like the one on the left. the silver is on the right., washed out a bit from the flash. then the other two are buffxsplash and goofy colored. we are trying to guess genders by feather development, or lack of lol

 

[kathyinmo]

Well, how come my birds are different from all of yours? Mine all roost. As a matter of fact, before I moved them to their Paradise Coop, their roost was 4 ft high, with a ramp up to the droppings board. Now their roost is less than 2 ft high, but they roost every night.

 

[TheReidHomestead]

Mine roost too, well all but one rooster in each pen. It's funny, it's like the roo's stay on the floor to protect the ladies! But it's only about a 2' high roost.

 

[jeremy]

Mrs. AK-Bird-Brain, that is a hilarious picture!

What are they all doing in that box?

RedReiner, this is my Edmund as a chick. Like Joy's Nigel he was a very pale silvery yellow color.

Kathy, maybe my birds just haven't figured it out yet!