Orpington Chick-what color is this?? Dun? Brown?

[IroquoisEgg]

OKay BYC friends-

What color is this Orpington? I have never seen a brown one before...The pictures show pretty good except the one of his back looks a little darker than it really is-there is no black at all. Please tell me what you think. I got fertile eggs from Ebay of "Assorted Colors. I also have a chick that is silver/lavender and feathering wings out in brown.

 

[hinkjc]

It looks like a cross of colors. You would have to ask the seller what they were crossing.

 

[Tony]

I second what hinkjc said, it looks like a buff bred with a black. Cool

 

[IroquoisEgg]

OKay I think you're both right! HIs hens are:Buff, Blue, Black, Splash & Lavender. Roosters are: Buff, Blue, Black & Lavender. Cool! I did get some Lav's and Blues,Buffs and 2 of these cool brown ones. no blacks though-oh well. I will keep this updated as they grow up and we can see what they turn out to be! Beautiful, I'm sure!

 

[Illia]

Exactly as the others said. It's just a cross. It will mature to be black and golden-brown splotchy.

 

[Tony]

IroquoisEgg,

I HAVE done the buff over black, as well as buff with blue orps and hatched chicks identical to yours. Below are what they ended up growing to look like.

2 brown/buff and brown/greyish hens

Black/Buff roo

Blue/Buff roo

Orange/Black roo

Hope this helps.

 

[IroquoisEgg]

Wow! Those are some gorgeous birds Tony! It's funny because the one in the pictures I posted, is the chubbiest chick! Born that way actually, I couldn't believe that a chick that big came out of an egg! Needless to say, I fell in love at first sight

I also have some that are lavender with brown faces only...interested in what they will look like too!

 

[csfarmsmarket]

IroquoisEgg,

I HAVE done the buff over black, as well as buff with blue orps and hatched chicks identical to yours. Below are what they ended up growing to look like.

2 brown/buff and brown/greyish hens

Black/Buff roo

Blue/Buff roo

Orange/Black roo

Hope this helps.

The first 2 roosters you have pictured are actually Chocolate Silver Laced. There is a light chocolate (2nd pic) and a dark chocolate (1st pic). If either of these are crossed with a "mottled" then you get a penciled/partridge pattern, just like the original post.