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  1. MotherofOrpies

    Peeps in Europe!

    Well, there was a storm predicted, my hubby said at 2pm, well, much hype about nothing, 10 minutes later we heard a “crack”, we knew something must have fallen, but thought maybe a branch, when we tried to go outside we couldn’t, cos our roof above the entrance had bended across our door ( made...
  2. MotherofOrpies

    Peeps in Europe!

    What an ordeal you must have gibe through 😥 happy to hear you an on the road to recovery 👍🏻 and I would love to hear your story!!! And yes, sometimes there are so many “coincidences” that you know it is more than that!!! I had the same experience when a large heavy oak fell on our house!!! 🤗
  3. MotherofOrpies

    Peeps in Europe!

    I must also warn you about those incubators 😬 either save up for a reliable one, or if you lack the funds keep a real close watch on it !! Worst case, they can burn down your house 😥 at least buy an extra thermometer and hygrometer to check the data!!
  4. MotherofOrpies

    Peeps in Europe!

    When breeding frizzle chickens, there will sometimes be birds with normal feathers, regularly frizzle and very much frizzle , to keep the genetic biodiversity in the stock healthy, it is important to keep on breeding with some of these chickens without the frizzle, or else too much frizzle...
  5. MotherofOrpies

    Peeps in Europe!

    At least 3 weeks after the frizzle rooster left you home, the eggs of the frizzle hen will still be viable as hatching eggs 😉
  6. MotherofOrpies

    Peeps in Europe!

    Well, I did have to keep them „cooped“ up last year for a few months cos of avian flu, when I let them range free after that, back to the trees they went :rolleyes: I fear it is the breed, they are Silverudd blah, they love their freedom and also lay their eggs not where they are supposed to (...
  7. MotherofOrpies

    Peeps in Europe!

    3 different places
  8. MotherofOrpies

    Peeps in Europe!

    I love Orpingtons and tried keeping them 3 times, somehow, we are not a good fit :confused: The 1st batch 1,3 the hen pulled feathers, 1,2 another hen had problems with inflammation of the intestine, 1,1 the last hen succumbed to ovarial cancer, 1,0 then the rooster got aggressive when my son...
  9. MotherofOrpies

    Peeps in Europe!

    I have the same problem, been 3 months now, and every evening I have to get them down off the trees before it gets too dark and then they won’t come down anymore :he the only thing is tio get them not too early, or they will fly up again, and not too late, cos then they can’t see and will...
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