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Madrat

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Orpingtons
« on: July 22, 2011, 20:11 »
Do Orpingtons need to be keeped out of the rain?  It says on the net there feathers soak up water so must be put away in the rain, is this true?

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Re: Orpingtons
« Reply #1 on: July 22, 2011, 20:26 »
i never put mine away, They have a covered run if they want to get out of the rain.
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Re: Orpingtons
« Reply #2 on: July 22, 2011, 20:33 »
I have read the same thing in quite a few books. We made a covered run for our Orpingtons too.

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Re: Orpingtons
« Reply #3 on: July 22, 2011, 20:34 »
I didn't think it sounded rite.


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