Hi! Thanks for allowing me to join your chicken world. I used to run a horse farm in SC and had hired hens - guineas - to work in my fields. You would have never convinced me pre-guinea that I would be a bird woman, but the person who said it was an addiction was right.
I did all kinds of research on what type of chick I wanted and then bought "Black Orpintons" during Chick Week at Rural King. They are now about 3 weeks old, appear healthy and happy - but are feathering out with white tips. They probably aren't black orps, are they? So now, not only am I looking forward to picking your brains about care, but have to figure out what breed they might be so I can meet their needs.
If I attach a photo, can someone tell me what they might be??
Trada in Wildwood, Fl
I did all kinds of research on what type of chick I wanted and then bought "Black Orpintons" during Chick Week at Rural King. They are now about 3 weeks old, appear healthy and happy - but are feathering out with white tips. They probably aren't black orps, are they? So now, not only am I looking forward to picking your brains about care, but have to figure out what breed they might be so I can meet their needs.
If I attach a photo, can someone tell me what they might be??
Trada in Wildwood, Fl
and Welcome To BYC! Do you know what hatchery the store got their chicks from? It's a common color, Black Australorps are a lot more common in stores than Black Orpingtons, Feathersite has pictures of both as chicks if you want to check out their pictures 
