The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

Quote: THANK YOU!!!! I am always looking for helping. I will probably finish it this winter - right now I am up to my arm pits in coop building.

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

Quote: Saweet.

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

Quote: I too am vaccinating. I agree with you Renie: My kids have their vaccinations, my dogs do, my cats do. My birds are my pets as well, why would I not do everything in my power to keep them healthy. I am interested in the cocci vaccine. I don't want to "over vaccinate" but Cocci is a problem here. I have finally learned how to deal with it, but still would be interesting to read more on it.

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

The milk... coats the intestines... and latches on to the coccidia bugs... flushes them through the system .. kinda like putting a straight jacket on them... The chicks develop immunity

as they get older. I still put PM in the adult feed once in a while... Specially if I see anyone with runny poop.

Very interesting. I will have to try this. You mix it dry in with the food? At what ratio? For how long?

Regarding food: At what age do you switch from chick start to grower? We just had this discussion on the serama group. The high protein is really not good for the little birds. But the orps are so big they need that protein. What age do YOU (meaning all of you) switch to grower or layer or flock feed?

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

I have to say I treat my $5 birds the same as I do my $500 birds as they are all special.

you have $500 birds ....

My husband would have a coronary...oh if only he knew what I have gotten my self into. LOL.

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

Okay, I need to go to bed, I am not caught up and I won't be able to but I wanted to share my Rebel Yell babies. I have Renie babies too, but they are still little and I didn't get photos of them today. So here are some of the kids out running around:

 

[4cats3kids1hubby2many]

New pics!

One of my favorite pullets stalking bugs............







And lastly (I know he is not a chicken but sometimes he thinks he is)
Our polydactyl kitty "Catcher" ( cause he looks like he is sportin 2 catchers mitts for paws

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Pretty birds and kitties.

 

[Renie'sPeeps]

I don't measure the (dry) milk... Just mix some in their feed. You can mix it up in the feed bag when it is 1/2 full. I add it when I see any kind of runny poops. You can feed it daily... or stop after a few days of normal poops. I use non medicated chick starter for 8 weeks.... then switch over to grower pellets I think until they are 5 months... then over to layer pellets. It seems to work here just fine.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

Quote: Some of the imported Orpingtons are selling for more than $500 each. I have seen a good show bird in other breeds go for more. It depends on how much you want for them and how much someone else wants them. A friend sold a quad of Buff Orpingtons for over $1000. The buyer kept bugging him at a show and insisted he would sell at a price. My friend priced the quad at an unbelievable price that no one would ever pay. They drove out to his farm and picked the quad up. Never price something you do not wish to sell. Someone will buy it.

 

[Renie'sPeeps]

Okay, I need to go to bed, I am not caught up and I won't be able to but I wanted to share my Rebel Yell babies. I have Renie babies too, but they are still little and I didn't get photos of them today. So here are some of the kids out running around:

Nice lacing on the blue... One thing I had a question about is the comb color... I have some roos this yr out of my new boys that have darker pigmented combs that I am use to seeing. I believe your blue chick has the same coloration. Soo maybe it is just a faze.
How bout it Rebel can you shed some light on this?? Julie?? any of you notice this before??