What breed is this hen

[BlackHackle]

LOL. I know what you mean. It's like the one old farmer who told me he owned chickens for 10+ years and said that Orpingotns get to be 20 Lbs. I am thinking, "the heaviest chicken was a jersey giant at 15 Lbs..."

 

[Alexandra33]

all mine have learned to deal with that!!!

Fellow chicken squisher!!! Just don't squeeze too hard, otherwise you might get a little surprise....

my chickens have become a neighborhood favorite!!! I am walking Tina (polish (profile pic) and Peanut (silkie) in the 4th of July parade!!! everyone is like "our chickens are so unfriendly!! I guess we just never get nice ones!" and I am like... I wouldn't be freindly with you if you butchered my sisters as soon as we turn 3!! and they never try to make the freindly either! I rescued Tina from my neighbors, she is 5 and is losing her productivity. but she is SO nice! they are like "I wonder why she is so freindly now???" and I am kida like "oh gee! I WONDER" (I do not say this stuff to them, but it is what I am thinking!)

Your girlies are on the road to stardom at this rate! Tina's got quite the hairdo....probably makes most humans jealous.

Sounds as though you provide the flock with an enviable life many could only dream of!!

I hate it when ppl are like " I have owned chickens for 10 years! I know what I am doing!" and I am like I have owned chickens for 2 months but actually learned about them before I got them. you don't even realize that most of you flock has the worst case of scaly leg mites I have ever seen, but when I tell the they say " I have owned chickens for 10 years! I know what I am doing!" and am just thinking... wow... you can do something for 10 years and never learn anything??? LOL

Feel ya there....encountered the exact same thing. Either they haven't done their reading, or they aren't observant.

~Alex

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

LOL. I know what you mean. It's like the one old farmer who told me he owned chickens for 10+ years and said that Orpingotns get to be 20 Lbs. I am thinking, "the heaviest chicken was a jersey giant at 15 Lbs..."

LOL!

Fellow chicken squisher!!! Just don't squeeze too hard, otherwise you might get a little surprise....

Your girlies are on the road to stardom at this rate! Tina's got quite the hairdo....probably makes most humans jealous.

Sounds as though you provide the flock with an enviable life many could only dream of!!

Feel ya there....encountered the exact same thing. Either they haven't done their reading, or they aren't observant.

~Alex

Thanks! that is what I aim to do! there are plenty of not so lucky chickens and there needs to be a little compassion if you ask me! I can't wait till Jesus returns!!

 

[chickenmama109]

I hate it when ppl are like " I have owned chickens for 10 years! I know what I am doing!" and I am like I have owned chickens for 2 months but actually learned about them before I got them. you don't even realize that most of you flock has the worst case of scaly leg mites I have ever seen, but when I tell the they say " I have owned chickens for 10 years! I know what I am doing!" and am just thinking... wow... you can do something for 10 years and never learn anything??? LOL

 

[BlackHackle]

With how tame you make your birds, I am sure if you get into showing you'll make the job easier for the judge @ButtonquailGirl14 !

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

With how tame you make your birds, I am sure if you get into showing you'll make the job easier for the judge @ButtonquailGirl14 !

unfortunately they are just feed store quaility, I really wanted some show lavender orpingtons though. That was my dream!

 

[BlackHackle]

Ah...someday! Make sure you handle those future birds a lot...wouldn't want something that big squirming in a judges hands . Have you considered Blue Orpington? (Lavender ain't accepted by the APA...unless you are doing a fun show)

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

Ah...someday! Make sure you handle those future birds a lot...wouldn't want something that big squirming in a judges hands . Have you considered Blue Orpington? (Lavender ain't accepted by the APA...unless you are doing a fun show)

I would love some, (silver laced are Awesome too) but they are SO expensive! I really hope to make it so Lavender is a reconised color by the APA.

 

[BlackHackle]

Go for it, sis. You never know what the APA will do. Yeah, most other varieties of orpington are expensive . Around where I live, Lavender Orpingtons are in abundance and go for dirt cheap! I used to breed them...but they were big eaters and had a low rate of laying

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

Go for it, sis. You never know what the APA will do. Yeah, most other varieties of orpington are expensive . Around where I live, Lavender Orpingtons are in abundance and go for dirt cheap! I used to breed them...but they were big eaters and had a low rate of laying

Really? they are my both my neighbors best layers?!?!?! are they old English or American style?