Lavender Orpington Thread

[Shanna79]

Awwww super cute!!

 

[HerbGir1972]

Just curious, anyone else have troubles when incubating their lav orps? Everything else hatches fast, clean, the orps hang out until I almost give up then they start trying to hatch, consistently losing 25% just like not strong enough to finish after pipping and half zipped, we've tried to help only a few of those make it.

 

[WVduckchick]

Just curious, anyone else have troubles when incubating their lav orps? Everything else hatches fast, clean, the orps hang out until I almost give up then they start trying to hatch, consistently losing 25% just like not strong enough to finish after pipping and half zipped, we've tried to help only a few of those make it.

I've only hatched them twice, and not many eggs, but hatched first set, 10 of 14 locked down hatched unassisted, one pipped and died, other 3 never pipped. Second hatch 6 of 6 hatched and were from a pullet from the first hatch. None assisted. Limited experience for what its worth.

 

[jerryse]

Just curious, anyone else have troubles when incubating their lav orps? Everything else hatches fast, clean, the orps hang out until I almost give up then they start trying to hatch, consistently losing 25% just like not strong enough to finish after pipping and half zipped, we've tried to help only a few of those make it.

Could be a inbreeding problem . Try a rooster from another source/bloodline . Even black would work since lavender is black with 2 lavender genes .

 

[HerbGir1972]

Could be a inbreeding problem . Try a rooster from another source/bloodline . Even black would work since lavender is black with 2 lavender genes .

Our first grew out from two different sources, idk. We'll. See with tho.new guy. Hoping this big bottomed gal will decide to hatch off a few of her own babes this spring.

 

[Faraday40]

Limited experience.
1st try: I got 50% hatch (shipped eggs)
2nd try: 100% hatch - drove 3 hrs to pick up eggs for a total of 6 hr road trip. (It happened to be 10 min from a relative so the "official" reason for the trip was to visit family.) These were lavs & blk/lav splits.

I have also hatched my own flock's eggs. Most of my issues were to to infertility. Some butt-fluff trims took care of that.

 

[DelcoChix]

Thought I'd share a photo or two of Junior--hope to put him with my three little (ok, big, fluffy

) girls this spring when we finish breeding coop and run.
Thoughts welcome!

 

[gimmie birdies]

here is my Jr. (Boss Jr.) but he is an Isbar mix. He will be head roo one day. He will have 3 pure LO's to play with and a few LO mixes to play with too.

 

[cajun chicken]

Thought I'd share a photo or two of Junior--hope to put him with my three little (ok, big, fluffy

) girls this spring when we finish breeding coop and run.
Thoughts welcome!

Godd looking boy! Here is my roo named Duke

 

[gimmie birdies]

Layah, and Laynah.