The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread - Page 843

here are my younges BBS orps.   thoughts on sex. they were hatched appx 5/3/12  im thinking pullet...cockrell...cockrell based on combs.  the last one i'm not sure if its a blue or a dark lavender.  I bought some lavenders from the same breeder and its not as light as those but not as dark as the first two.

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmanderson777 

here are my younges BBS orps.   thoughts on sex. they were hatched appx 5/3/12  im thinking pullet...cockrell...cockrell based on combs.  the last one i'm not sure if its a blue or a dark lavender.  I bought some lavenders from the same breeder and its not as light as those but not as dark as the first two.

 

I'd say pullet, cockerel, cockerel.

The last one is Blue, it looks like it has faint lacing, something that Lavs do not have.

I think your right Jeremy.

Quote:

Originally Posted by thedragonlady 

 Thanks so much, Lynnie! All the credit goes to Marc . When I opened the shipping box with fingers crossed, I was very happy to see the type even at 6 weeks. Having raised SLW LF and bantams, plus Col. W. bantams/ I have always been a stickler for good main tail feathers. So many are "bunny tailed" due to soft main tail feathers, or pinched looking  in the tail  due to narrow hips or the tail coverts being too short to cover at least 1/3 of the main tail. Can't stand a horse with a plow horse or weak rear end either. Wings are another problem in Orps. Too many loose wings that mean slack pectoral muscles ( no breast meat). Love the "Dolly Parton" look on an Orp. If the structure for meat and laying ability are  there, I'm happy with a few loose "curls" ( fluff) as long as the birds can function in the mud and grass without getting their fluff tangled or mucked up, and make a mess. Nothing I enjoy more than my gang of Buff Orps out in the orchard busily foraging. Green grass really shows off the gold.

 

I won't show these at least until I have some Eng. Os hatched as well as some crosses. Give me a year or so.

Stunning birds..we went down to union town, saw a nice buff down there, she wasnt english but nice balance and one look told you what she was..she was owned by 2 people...there was a black also , hen, nice tail, nice head great color feather and the most cut away chest i have ever seen..keep me posted. love to follow how they do..

A few shots of my youngest with their adopted momma.

They weren't the easiest chicks to get pictures of, they're scared of anything that moves right now. LOL.

naturespace, that's Liam, the same chick pictured in my avatar. He's actually a Blue. The lighting is a bit off in the photo but he is feathering in darker than what I expected too. I'm hoping that it's just his hackles/back/saddle that are going to be a deep blue. I want his underside to be a nice pale shade, his down was very light so we'll see... 

Quote:

Originally Posted by dandydoodle 

Do you know if this is a boy or a girl?

 

 

I give him 2 or 3 weeks to start crowing. I have several like him. The pullets that I have from both Marc's bloodline and Greenfire's have very small combs and waddles. But, that's mine.

How ya doing Alton? Do you have any updated pics of your Jubes?