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[Falkor]

lovely.

 

I am gonna ring him and see if i can go for a visit!

 

Good plan....remember that 10 weekers will not look very Orpy.....I thought my three were ugly little things when they arrived

[Daphne]

daft question

 

Partridge are pretty unusual so if you fancy that colour you'll have something a bit different. About the orp/dotte cross, I have an bant orp who has dotte somewhere in her ancestry (partridge actually) and she is my best orp layer and/but also my best broody (3rd time this year).

 

I'd keep them separate for a while to make sure there are no nasties about and I'd also keep a good eye on them - growers at that age are susceptible to things. But all in all I'd DEFINITELY go for it if you like the idea of big softies

[quickcluck]

Well we are going after 4pm tomorrow! Should I take boxes just incase?

[Cooks]

yes and something to cover over the box to keep their stress down on way home.

[Falkor]

Well we are going after 4pm tomorrow! Should I take boxes just incase?

 

YES! just in case

[quickcluck]

OK people, I need a plan!!!

 

Eglu currently standing on a table, So that will have to go on the floor with the roosting bars out - right?

 

Do they just sleep on the floor? What should I put down newspaper and hemcore?

 

ANything else?

 

Not that were are definately bringing them home obviously

[Falkor]

Probably best to put it on the floor yes....just put hemcore in the poop tray for them to sleep on....means poo picking but it will only be for a while.

 

I put a cat littler tray in the back of the eglu with Aubiose in for them to sleep in as I was able to use less bedding and it was correct size to take in and out of the eggport so I could just tip it out and refresh bedding. Also meant they took less bedding outside into the run with them but this is before i used Aubiose all over.

 

Like this

 

I also used a traditional drinker along with a glug as this is what they were used to.

[quickcluck]

did they use a grub????

 

I'm a teeny bit excited

[Cooks]

mine use a grub ok

[Falkor]

Well Cooks, you must have especially intelligent Orps! I didn`t see my three eat the whole of the first day.

They had a normal feed and grub.

 

Day 2 I threw a small handful of pellets on the floor under the grub and then they cottoned on.

[Cooks]

intelligent orps?? well well I did pick well. I have lowered it down to a lower level than my other girls eat at, but they use it fine, which is lucky

[quickcluck]

Can they use perches? Or are they too big and heavy? And what age do you think they will be able to do the ladder to the house?

 

All in preparation in case they come home!

[Falkor]

I think they can use perches but my two don`t bother. Too lazy to get up there me thinks!

 

My little buff Orp (15weeks) is climing the ladder of her own accord. she lives in the but is SO nosey she has to have a looky loo!

 

Oooh I bet you can`t wait until 4pm!

[quickcluck]

I am quite excited. I'm just hoping he has some there, I spoke to him twice yesterday but then his wife answered an old email i'd sent saying they dont have much

 

But he say he's got the Orpidottes the male was a gold laced orp who got in with the wyandottes, and a splash orp which is what I am after, then if he's got a 3rd

[Falkor]

Nearly time!

[Falkor]

Is she settling the babes in do we think? *taps watch*

[Cooks]

I have made excuses to be on the computer for ages now..

[quickcluck]

they are here! They are here!!!

 

Lovely, lovely, lovely

 

I don't think Prudence came with me tho

 

Soooooooooooo came away with

 

Violet the Splash Orp

 

Dottie the Orpidotte sort of blue laced

 

Layla the Orpidotte black with a purple sheen

 

Polly the Partridge Orp.

 

Ooops

 

they are about 14weeks and the lady was pretty sure they are all girls

 

They have settled in and the big girls are not being too scary.

 

Violet in on a perch

 

Hoping they will all squish into the eglu which we have now put on the floor roosting bars out until I can sort something out!!!

Edited July 23, 2009 by Guest

[Cooks]

oooh thats great news.... piccies???

[Chickvic]

Congrats on the new girls Pics?

[Falkor]

oooh thats great news.... piccies???

 

What she said!

[Cooks]

I knew you'd be back... the lure of orp pictures was too great..

[quickcluck]

PS, my poor OH has the unsavory job of cancelling our order with the wernlas

[Cooks]

I wouldn't worry about that, what I would concentrate your efforts on now is pictures.. :lol:

[quickcluck]

Ok they are posted!