Lavender Orpington Thread

[Faraday40]

If I remember correctly mine start showing around 12 weeks. very clear difference by 16 weeks as pictured. Pretty sure we get some "crowing" by 12 weeks as well, at least strange, disturbing screaming... that eventually sounds like crowing

These are 16 weeks with clear saddle feathers and you can see the difference in comb and waddles, our pullets have smaller combs than some strains of Lavender Orpington though.

Nice pic.

Mine all started crowing long after I knew they were male. The male blk orp from my post #1856 was my youngest at about 12 weeks. He was an early bloomer in EVERYTHING. We had no adult rooster for a couple months, so that male started mating the mature hens shortly after crowing. Before he was 16 weeks old, we had fertile eggs. (I know because I saw the bulls-eyes, and did a test hatch at that time.)

Most of my other roos waited until 5 months before they started crowing & mating. Of course my orps take at least a year to get to size & the hens usually don't lay until they're 8 months old. That's one of the drawback of having 9-14 lb orps.

 

[Faraday40]

Here's a pic of our "Moose" when he was young. He got his name due to his long leggy look


He's not 1 yr old yet (and still has much weight to gain), but at least he lost his flamingo look.

 

[Poultrybonkers]

I have 2 lav orp roos coming from mpc for my breeding pen im not breeding orps at all but want the gene

 

[WVduckchick]

Not all in the pic, but I just hatched 29 lav babies (including one black split!)

 

[Flaisure]

Any ideas on the sex? Almost 9 weeks old.

 

[Faraday40]

The black looks very female & the lav looks more male. The lav's comb doesn't have a lot of color, but it looks too tall for a female. I added some pics below for you to compare.

Here's a blue orp female at about 10 wks. (She had me stumped for a while because her wattles dropped & looked pink at 4 weeks, while everything else looked like a pullet.) Glad I waited until I was sure of gender.



This next pic is of my 7wk old male lav orps. (next to their bantam orp mama)

 

[Flaisure]

The black looks very female & the lav looks more male. The lav's comb doesn't have a lot of color, but it looks too tall for a female. I added some pics below for you to compare.

Here's a blue orp female at about 10 wks. (She had me stumped for a while because her wattles dropped & looked pink at 4 weeks, while everything else looked like a pullet.) Glad I waited until I was sure of gender.

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This next pic is of my 7wk old male lav orps. (next to their bantam orp mama)
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Yeah it's supposed to be a pullet, the legs are huge and it HATES being held. You pick it up and it puts its wings out and goes backwards. Also doesn't really have a tail. Maui is so pretty. Hope for pullet. We will see.

 

[Flaisure]

9 weeks old- Maui no crowing. Looks like a cockerel but I'm really hoping for a pullet

 

[Karen2016]

AVAILABLE!!! TRIO LAVENDER LACE ORPINGTONS ( Keiths Orps) pictures follow shortly. Eggs from birds have
proven active. Offers for these 3 stunning birds. 1 rooster 2 hens about 12 months old.

 

[Faraday40]

My cockerel's attempt at a Downward Dog made me laugh.

Looks like Darth Layer & Moose are making out.

Two brothers resting in the shade. (I call them my "Mini Moose," since my big lav orp - named Moose - is daddy.)

I think he liked the shiny camera & wanted a closer look.