Orpingtons
BANTAMS:
BUFF. Nicole calls our Buff Orpington Bantams BOBs. They are from several sources; however all acquired theirs from the Brazelton Line. We have won Best of Breed numerous times. At Crossroads 2011 Joint National we placed 4th.
BLACK/BLUE/SPLASH
Blue/Splash. We acquired these from Dick Hortsman. They have placed Best of Variety several times.
Our Splash male is from Superior Farms.
BLACK. We acquired these from Majestic Lane Poultry, via one of our 4-H club members. He showed the hen at Crossroads and won Best of Breed, Junior Show.
Our pure Majestic Lane Black Orpington Bantam chicks. Hatched November 2011.
LARGE FOWL:
BUFF. Our Buffs came from Superior Farms. They are Britt, Bacon, Clevenger and Brazelton lines. We have added some from Diamond T (TX) and a daughter of the General from Hincjc Mountain (PA).
For comparison, here is an American Hatchery Buff Orpington male.
BLACK. Our Black Orpingtons are pure Cecil Moore line. These came from the Superior Farms sellout. We are extremely pleased with their quality and size.
BLUE. Our Blue Orpingtons are a composite of several lines. We acquired them from a friend. We are now using the our Blacks to improve size and type. We have two pens set up. Pen #1 has a Black male with a Blue female. Pen #2 has a Blue male with a Black female. Our choice on hatching eggs sent from these pens.
SELF BLUE. Our Self Blue projects. Not APA accepted yet. We crossed a Hincjc Self Blue male to our Cecil Moore line Black hens. We will be mating their offspring Splits this season. We showed these as Blacks at a small 200 bird show this fall and won Reserve Champion Large Fowl and Best and Reserve Variety. We lost the show to our own Buff Orpington hen. These Splits won over their own mothers and a Cecil Moore hatched Black Orpington male, their grandsire. We are very impressed with their type and quality.
WE WILL HAVE LIMITED HATCHING EGGS WITH OUR SELF BLUE.
Email for prices on the Self Blue.
Wyandottes
We have one lovely pair of Black Wyandotte Bantams.
Jacob (9) will be showing these this year.
We acquired this Cockerel from Jerry Foley at the Crossroads Joint National.
Pictured at Crossroads. The Foleys acquired their Black Wyandotte Bantams from Master Breeder Art Lundgren.
Jacob has named this Cockerel "Little Jerry".
Our pullet is from the Mike Sayre line. (Parents pictured) Will try to get a photo soon.
Buff Wyandottes
Our Buff Wyandotte Bantam lines are from some of the oldest and best lines in the country. We have won Best of Variety and Reserve of Variety numerous times in Open Shows. We have had very little competition in the Buffs; however, we have rightfully been placed as Best of Variety and Reserve of Variety at the following shows:
2010 APA National – Shawnee, Oklahoma
2010 APA State Meet – Pine Bluff, Arkansas
2010 Arkansas State Fair – Little Rock, AR
2010 Drew County Fair – Monticello, AR
(200 bird show)
2nd Cock Crossroads Joint National 2011
Our male is from Lou Horton via Superior Farms
We have added a Tom Roebuck male.
Our females are from the Anderson line in IL
These are very gentle and easy to handle. Their color and type are excellent. We have checked the fertility and have some due to hatch soon.
