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post #71 of 15989
8/16/10 at 3:02pm

BamaChicken,
   You keep raising the bar on the quality of your birds and I don't think I will ever be able to even catch up to you.  It's great to see the quality of your birds and Joy's.

"When everything is not going right"  Go Left!

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True success is measured in Happiness and not in WEALTH

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"When everything is not going right"  Go Left!

Proud member of the United Orpington Club and Ameraucana Club

Bon-Jour,  I am a French Model---Everything posted on the Internet is Not always True.  LOL

  

I am not associated with Schafer's Farms

True success is measured in Happiness and not in WEALTH

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post #72 of 15989
8/16/10 at 3:45pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by FourPawz 
Quote:
Originally Posted by urbanfarmboi 

Katy, have you considered starting a SL Orp project? Your SLW are simply stunning, I'd say as close to perfect as I've ever seen in a Wyandotte. Their type seems very consistent with the English type, I feel like it wouldn't take that many generations to have an amazing SL Orpington from your crosses.

Then we'd just have to work on getting the GL into the US. tongue


Speaking of SL Orpingtons, I found this photo - this is a lovely hen:

http://www.orpington.nl/memberfotodata/260/medium/DSCN1843.JPG


FourPawz: The comb on the bird in the picture looks like a rose comb...are you sure it's not a wyandotte?

Jeremy....I've given up trying to wrap my old brain around genetics! smile
At one point I did think about it, but I doubt I'll ever do it.........I'd love to have some SL orpingtons tho. smile

I'm a Farmer/Rancher  Wife,Mom & Grandma  No Farms, No food. 
If you want house chickens and ducks in diapers then this is the forum for you.
I've got 50+ years of poultry experience, but this 'poultry' forum isn't for me anymore.
If you're going to complain about farmers, don't do it with a full belly or a mouthful.
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I'm a Farmer/Rancher  Wife,Mom & Grandma  No Farms, No food. 
If you want house chickens and ducks in diapers then this is the forum for you.
I've got 50+ years of poultry experience, but this 'poultry' forum isn't for me anymore.
If you're going to complain about farmers, don't do it with a full belly or a mouthful.
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post #73 of 15989
8/16/10 at 3:55pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Katy 
Quote:
Originally Posted by FourPawz 
Quote:
Originally Posted by urbanfarmboi 

Katy, have you considered starting a SL Orp project? Your SLW are simply stunning, I'd say as close to perfect as I've ever seen in a Wyandotte. Their type seems very consistent with the English type, I feel like it wouldn't take that many generations to have an amazing SL Orpington from your crosses.

Then we'd just have to work on getting the GL into the US. tongue


Speaking of SL Orpingtons, I found this photo - this is a lovely hen:

http://www.orpington.nl/memberfotodata/260/medium/DSCN1843.JPG


FourPawz: The comb on the bird in the picture looks like a rose comb...are you sure it's not a wyandotte?

Jeremy....I've given up trying to wrap my old brain around genetics! smile
At one point I did think about it, but I doubt I'll ever do it.........I'd love to have some SL orpingtons tho. smile


Katy, I would like to apologize for being rude. I am sorry.

Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.
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Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.
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post #74 of 15989
8/16/10 at 4:00pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by rustyswoman 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Katy 
Quote:
Originally Posted by FourPawz 


Speaking of SL Orpingtons, I found this photo - this is a lovely hen:

http://www.orpington.nl/memberfotodata/260/medium/DSCN1843.JPG


FourPawz: The comb on the bird in the picture looks like a rose comb...are you sure it's not a wyandotte?

Jeremy....I've given up trying to wrap my old brain around genetics! smile
At one point I did think about it, but I doubt I'll ever do it.........I'd love to have some SL orpingtons tho. smile


Katy, I would like to apologize for being rude. I am sorry.


That's ok.....I'm sorry too.....tempers got a little hot that night.

I'm a Farmer/Rancher  Wife,Mom & Grandma  No Farms, No food. 
If you want house chickens and ducks in diapers then this is the forum for you.
I've got 50+ years of poultry experience, but this 'poultry' forum isn't for me anymore.
If you're going to complain about farmers, don't do it with a full belly or a mouthful.
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I'm a Farmer/Rancher  Wife,Mom & Grandma  No Farms, No food. 
If you want house chickens and ducks in diapers then this is the forum for you.
I've got 50+ years of poultry experience, but this 'poultry' forum isn't for me anymore.
If you're going to complain about farmers, don't do it with a full belly or a mouthful.
Reply
post #75 of 15989
8/16/10 at 4:03pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Katy 
Quote:
Originally Posted by rustyswoman 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Katy 


FourPawz: The comb on the bird in the picture looks like a rose comb...are you sure it's not a wyandotte?

Jeremy....I've given up trying to wrap my old brain around genetics! smile
At one point I did think about it, but I doubt I'll ever do it.........I'd love to have some SL orpingtons tho. smile


Katy, I would like to apologize for being rude. I am sorry.


That's ok.....I'm sorry too.....tempers got a little hot that night.


I am sorry for just jumping into a thread I really haven't participated much in but these birds are stunning my dream breeds are english style orpingtons wellsummers and faverolles of course faverolles are #1 though.

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Faverolles Fanciers Club, Susquehanna Poultry Club, and Ameraucana Breeders Club.
Check out the new Faverolles Fanciers website http://faverollesfanciers.webs.com/
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post #76 of 15989
8/16/10 at 5:06pm

You know, now that I really look at the out of focus photo, I see the rose comb.  It was on the Orpington site, but perhaps it's an Orp/SLW cross.  A project bird, maybe? My ability to read Dutch is somewhere south of non-existant.  wink

Quote:
Originally Posted by Katy 
Quote:
Originally Posted by FourPawz 
Quote:
Originally Posted by urbanfarmboi 

Katy, have you considered starting a SL Orp project? Your SLW are simply stunning, I'd say as close to perfect as I've ever seen in a Wyandotte. Their type seems very consistent with the English type, I feel like it wouldn't take that many generations to have an amazing SL Orpington from your crosses.

Then we'd just have to work on getting the GL into the US. tongue


Speaking of SL Orpingtons, I found this photo - this is a lovely hen:

http://www.orpington.nl/memberfotodata/260/medium/DSCN1843.JPG


FourPawz: The comb on the bird in the picture looks like a rose comb...are you sure it's not a wyandotte?

Jeremy....I've given up trying to wrap my old brain around genetics! smile
At one point I did think about it, but I doubt I'll ever do it.........I'd love to have some SL orpingtons tho. smile


Edited by FourPawz - 8/16/10 at 5:10pm
Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
Democritus
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Happiness resides not in possessions, and not in gold, happiness dwells in the soul.
Democritus
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post #77 of 15989
8/16/10 at 5:13pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Katy 
Quote:
Originally Posted by rustyswoman 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Katy 


FourPawz: The comb on the bird in the picture looks like a rose comb...are you sure it's not a wyandotte?

Jeremy....I've given up trying to wrap my old brain around genetics! smile
At one point I did think about it, but I doubt I'll ever do it.........I'd love to have some SL orpingtons tho. smile


Katy, I would like to apologize for being rude. I am sorry.


That's ok.....I'm sorry too.....tempers got a little hot that night.


Thank you Katy

Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.
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Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.
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post #78 of 15989
8/16/10 at 5:14pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by hcammack 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Katy 
Quote:
Originally Posted by rustyswoman 

Katy, I would like to apologize for being rude. I am sorry.


That's ok.....I'm sorry too.....tempers got a little hot that night.


I am sorry for just jumping into a thread I really haven't participated much in but these birds are stunning my dream breeds are english style orpingtons wellsummers and faverolles of course faverolles are #1 though.


We are all just human-- it is all good.

Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.
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Happiness is an attitude. We either make ourselves miserable, or happy and strong. The amount of work is the same.
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post #79 of 15989
8/16/10 at 8:47pm
Quote:
Originally Posted by Katy 

Jeremy....I've given up trying to wrap my old brain around genetics! smile
At one point I did think about it, but I doubt I'll ever do it.........I'd love to have some SL orpingtons tho. smile


Just another reason why I wish I had more breeding pens... lol
Imagine a Silver Laced Blue Orpington, where the bird would have the typical silver lacing but the inside of the feather would be a gorgeous blue instead of black.

Does anyone know how you would start that project? droolin

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Imported Pure English BBS Orpingtons

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Brookside Cottage Farms
Imported Pure English BBS Orpingtons

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post #80 of 15989
8/17/10 at 10:39am
Quote:
Originally Posted by urbanfarmboi 
Quote:
Originally Posted by Katy 

Jeremy....I've given up trying to wrap my old brain around genetics! smile
At one point I did think about it, but I doubt I'll ever do it.........I'd love to have some SL orpingtons tho. smile


Just another reason why I wish I had more breeding pens... lol
Imagine a Silver Laced Blue Orpington, where the bird would have the typical silver lacing but the inside of the feather would be a gorgeous blue instead of black.

Does anyone know how you would start that project? droolin


I have to say, not to derail the thread, but you both have me thinking about it and gazing back and forth between my sl cochins and my orps, seeing the color crossed over (not using my cochins - they are bantams but just looking). 





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I just love all the English pictures on this thread.  Winston and Clementine's dad is so incredible - his chest, oh my all that fluff and size. *sigh*   That golden lace is, wow, yummy.

 
The change in Charlie is incredible and vast - thank you for the pictures.  Once he hit 5 months I just wanted to pick him up and squeeze him like the old charmin commercials.


fl that the Splash is a cockerel.

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