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Lol, clearly I should have looked closer before answering. :rolleyes: Tips are black, base is red/pink. Sorry!! However, I was just thinking about this over the summer and marveling that she still had black in them, and it looks like she has even less now. The picture of her in the nest box...

Hi, StephensonC, I still have her and she's huge! Much bigger overall than my buff orps. And a great layer. Her comb is still very small/short. It's pinkish on the tips, but the base is still dark grey. Her combs are also short with pinkish red on the lowest dangly parts, but greyish up by...

Just wanted to update this thread for future members who might be trying to identify their own black or blue orpingtons, or their BCMs. All identifying leg band colors are the same as at the beginning of the thread. Pullets and cockerel shown are all 15 weeks old. I'm still a little surprised...

Oh my goodness, what gorgeous birds!! What green ring are you talking about? The picture where they're looking at each other, looks like they're deep in conversation. Very cute!

I got some full-body pictures. I'm still a little on the fence for the BCMs. (green and orange) They're both really skittish. And compared to the images I've seen for BCM roos at 12 weeks, they don't have much comb/waddle... And no copper saddle or wing color at all. But their tails look...

DallasCriftins and Donrae, Thanks a bunch for your thoughts! Do either of you know anything about the weird black comb and waddle? Is that a common thing with orps? Or some kind of genetic anomaly? Wondering if it will change color or stay like that... Kind of cool!

I got fertile eggs from a breeder of BCM and blue Orpingtons. 5 hatched. I have been tracking their feathering, waddles, combs and all that stuff... I think I have these guys guessed right? Can anyone who knows these breeds well confirm for me? I am throwing out guesses, but would love...