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Do you trim their vent feathers? I sure noticed a HUGE difference when I trimmed up my Jubilee Orpingtons and now EVERYBODY gets a trim. I just trim all the feathers all the way around a good bit. Some of these heavily feathered breeds have trouble making good contact. It certainly can't hurt...

I've got Hinks-JC Line Lavender Orpingtons. They are American Standard, not English and lay a ton more eggs with much better fertility than my English Jubilees.

Yep. Mistakes do get made no matter how hard you try.

I contacted the breeder and he confirmed that he had Blue Orpingtons as well as Lavenders. He traded me a younger but correct looking pullet. Luckily I was a bit on the fence before on whether I should get 3 or 4 so the three that are getting close to point of lay are at least the number I had...

Lavender does work differently. It actually works in a similar fashion as breeding splash to splash...so you shouldn't have a "splash Lavender" but I was just wondering if having a bird with a few dark feathers ever happens. I sure hope she isn't a splash Blue Orpington. I do t breed those...

Hey folks, I've had Lavender Orpingtons for about two years or so. They are supposed to be from the Hinks JC bloodline. I wanted to add a few new hens of the same line but less related so I bought a few pullet chicks this past summer. One has feathered out a bit lighter but with a few dark...