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post #8951 of 15964
7/3/12 at 9:35pm

Wanted to share some pics I took this evening. smile.png

 

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Can you pick out the difference in the pictures of this chocolate pullet ?

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She looks a little embarrassed that I caught here yawing

 

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Two of our chocolate cockerels

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Lemon Cuckoo Orpington pullet

 


Edited by rockinpaints - 7/5/12 at 4:36am

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post #8952 of 15964
7/3/12 at 9:46pm

That Chocolate pullet is GORGEOUS! droolin.gif

 

Your one Chocolate cockerel looks to be leaking some sort of red?

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post #8953 of 15964
7/3/12 at 9:49pm
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i don't have any motteled ladys so i will be trying hime over blue and black hens all F1 will be blue and black but will be split to motteled so by breeding them back to him i will hatch some molleted and blue motteled F2 chicks can't wait

 

This is my plan too, I really, really cannot wait to work on Blue Mottled birds!

 

ETA: Put me on your list for hatching eggs too. big_smile.png

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post #8954 of 15964
7/4/12 at 12:08am
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Originally Posted by Zgoatlady View Post

So was out looking at my kids and saw one has feathers on the legs, yes they are 100% English so do I keep her ? My friend said no send her down the road.

What do you all think.

 

I don't know what others say, but I am assuming 'cull' her out since you don't want feathered legs in your Orps.

If you do... I am looking for feather legged Chocolates.  I am working on a Cochin project and that helps me out.

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Mille Fleur, Mottled, Black & Blue Bantam Cochins
75% Blue & Black LF English Orps (LF Choc & Mauve Project)
Chocolate Bantam Orpingtons

In The Incubator:
Near capacity... To many.

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post #8955 of 15964
7/4/12 at 3:49am
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Originally Posted by jeremy View Post

That Chocolate pullet is GORGEOUS! droolin.gif

 

Your one Chocolate cockerel looks to be leaking some sort of red?

 

Hi Jeremy , Thanks!  Actually I think the color is quite normal for chocolate roosters.   I have seen it only on mature cocks.  He is a couple months older than the roo in my other picture. 


Edited by rockinpaints - 7/5/12 at 4:37am

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post #8956 of 15964
7/4/12 at 4:02am

Actually I should have said quite common but maybe not standard?  Does anyone know the standards.  This my first generation.....idunno.gif  Guess I need to find these things out now.

 

Hey, how about you UK folks big_smile.png, any info for us?  Thanks for all the help!
 

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post #8957 of 15964
7/4/12 at 5:22am
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Actually I should have said quite common but maybe not standard?  Does anyone know the standards.  This my first generation.....idunno.gif  Guess I need to find these things out now.

 

Hey, how about you UK folks big_smile.png, any info for us?  Thanks for all the help!
 

Hi Rockinpaints,

 

The red leakage in chocolate orpingtons is not quite common, it happens once and a while. You should not use these roosters for breeding purposes only the ones that don't show the red leakage. This is my humble opinion.

 

Marc

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post #8958 of 15964
7/4/12 at 6:09am
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Hi Rockinpaints,

 

The red leakage in chocolate orpingtons is not quite common, it happens once and a while. You should not use these roosters for breeding purposes only the ones that don't show the red leakage. This is my humble opinion.

 

Marc


I agree with Marc.

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post #8959 of 15964
7/4/12 at 8:02am
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Originally Posted by radirevo View Post

Hi Rockinpaints,

 

The red leakage in chocolate orpingtons is not quite common, it happens once and a while. You should not use these roosters for breeding purposes only the ones that don't show the red leakage. This is my humble opinion.

 

Marc

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Chocolate dilutes the color black, so what you have on a bird like that is red leakage.

Jean
President of the Ameraucana Breeders Club/UOC Member - Disclaimer:  "Not all opinions made by me are the opinions of the ABC"

 

 

 

 

 

 

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post #8960 of 15964
7/4/12 at 8:09am

That looks to be red leakage on the wing, but during the intense summer you will get some fading with the chocolates.  After the molt it should be back to a rich chocolate.

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