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  1. Timbers Happy Hens

    Lav and choc Orpingtons

    Anyone know what I would get from my lavender Orpington roo over chocolate hens? Thank you!
  2. J

    New Chicken Owner in Marietta GA

    Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I'm new to chickens! I'm currently planning to get 4 chickens in early April. I'm in the process of building a coop+run now. What breeds will I have? Golden Laced Wyandotte - Female × 1 Buff Orpington - Female × 1 French...
  3. gwells1980

    The majority of my flock killed in one night

    I had 1 adult speckled Sussex rooster, 1 adult speckled Sussex hen, 1 adult sapphire gem hen, 1 adult buff orpington, 1 adult sapphire gem / speckled Sussex cross, 1 adult orpington / Sussex cross, and 6 nearly fully grown wyadottes bullets. They free ranged in my yard and get put up at night...
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    Juvenile Chickens

    :weeJuvenile chickens in Georgetown South Carolina
  5. Timbers Happy Hens

    Silkie cross for color

    What breed is good to cross to silkies to introduce specific colors? I’m considering crossing my lavender Orpington girls to my black silkie or paint silkie roo to work towards producing a line of lavender silkies. I know it would take time and work but that’s the fun part! I also thought about...
  6. Galaxy_rules

    2024 Babies 🐣🐥

    Are you buying / hatching chicks next year ( 2024 )? I’m getting salmon favorelles, Cochin, Orpingtons, and blue red laced wyandotte. What are you getting?
  7. C

    Breeding genetics advice needed for lavender

    I am new to this site so I will do my best. I was excited to get a lavender roo and in isabel lavender orpington hen Thinking I will get a lot more if I bred them together , After reading some previous threads about genetics, I know. I will need more than five minutes to grasp Everything. I'm...
  8. jinpark8282

    Free pullets Bergen County 07640

    I have too many chickens. They are 8 weeks old and all pullets. 1 orpington 2 road island reds Please let me know if you are interested.
  9. I

    Mixed breeds- hens or roos - 6 weeks

    Hi, I suspect I already know but looking for reassurance before I rehome or otherwise as cannot keep roos. All 6 weeks in photos Hens or roos please - I think 4 roos and 1 maybe pullet My guesses Buff sussex - roo (guessed by day 2!) mauve orpington - roo Splash mauve orpington (blk/white...
  10. bigmamathechicken

    Hen acting lethargic, drinking lots of water

    My two-year-old lavender Orpington hen, Crystal, has been acting odd since yesterday. She seems to be about a normal weight. She is acting lethargic, and has been since yesterday. She is walking slowly, and she kept closing her eyes yesterday, like she was falling asleep. She has also been...
  11. B

    Denver, CO - Five friendly, young laying chickens! Need a new home.

    Five beautiful, healthy and friendly chickens looking for a new home. We are moving and sadly can't take our girls. We have 2 grey Orpingtons, 1 black Orpington, 1 light Brahma and 1 partridge Cochin. They were all born in April of last year and are the sweetest things! They will eat from your...
  12. P

    Are my She’s He’s? Marans, Cochin, Orppington

    Hello, Thank you in advance to anyone who can assist. I am new to chicken keeping. I ordered seven baby chicks from MPC. They are 6.5 weeks old currently. I ordered six girls and one boy. However, I have my suspicions that some of my bullets are actually roos. I have an assortment of breeds. 1...
  13. Lubowski

    Rehoming 3 month old Orpington Roos- Olympia,WA

  14. B

    Mixed Orpington Pen

    Hi, I have a broody hen in a mixed orpington pen and curiosity. This is the first year we have had any roosters, so this is the first time they could hatch chicks! The babies will either be used for meat or kept for eggs - so the coloring is not especially important to us. We are very excited...
  15. Tretinker

    Orpington Colours which is best?

    I have four beautiful buff Orpingtons. I'm going to get hatching eggs because I want an Orp male but I don't understand how the colours work. My option for egg colours are: Splash Blue Black Gold Laced Silver Laced Jubilee Is anyone able to tell me what colours would be produced with these...
  16. T

    Looking for quiet black chicken to add to my flock

    I’m interested in adding a black pullet chick to my flock with our next round of raising chicks. We live in a neighborhood, on about a half acre, and thankfully, our neighbors are for the most part cool with it, but I want to make sure we’re looking at quieter breeds. We are of course going to...
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    20230703_190940.mp4

    Hattie has decided that it is easier these days to eat while laying down. As she says, "It's not easy being dual purpose!"
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  18. S

    Splash Silkie and Silver Laced Orrington need help

    Hi there, I recently got some new chicks and I am trying to figure out if I have a roo or pullet in both my birds. I have a splash silkie and a silver laced orpington. These pictures were taken when they were 8 weeks old. They are now 11 weeks old.
  19. P

    Need help sexing my Lavender Orpington

    We purchased 2 Lavender Orpington chicks together, and now they are starting to look different. Need help to determine if one may be a rooster. #1 has always been a little bigger, so we thought it was just a tad older, it has the longer tail but a smaller comb and not a big wattle #2 is...
  20. N

    Buff Orpington roosters free to new home (Colorado Springs)

    We got a straight run of chickens mid February, but have a few too many roosters. We have two buff Orpington roosters that are coming into their own, and would be great for a their own flock. They are too nice of a roosters for eating, and would be great free range roosters. Protective of their...
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