The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[Cearbhael]

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Mauve hen.

My Platinum Sumatra, this is the most recent picture I have of him. What do you mean by "outer lacing in their background"? The two colors look different to me.

are these you Mauve Hens?

I found these posts way way back. Posted 2012. But these are what you get breeding blue and chocolate. The color is mauve. Now, I know this bird is laced but, is not the columbian gene at work here as well? Her head is still Choc. Or am I confused? Anyone want to chime in here?

 

[Cearbhael]

are these you Mauve Hens? 

This is the other pics that were posted at the same time

 

[Cearbhael]

Oops on my last post. There was a few pics of Jeremy's mauve hens but they didn't get included in the quote. Probably due to being in a quote back in 2012.

 

[Cearbhael]

Anyway, yeah, this was what I was thinking when I originally was planning my flock. Problem was, wanting to have lavender too. The genetics would have suddenly become very complicated. Pretty much boils down to me going with the Isabelle/Crele program or a blue/chocolate group and have mauve in the mix. I suppose I Could have 2 pens,.. It is a thought. So would you use a blue too over blue and choc hens to get a mixed blue/mauve hens? Once you have a batch of blue/mauve hens do you occasionally breed the Mauve back to Choc just like you breed the blue back to black to improve type or colour?

 

[Cearbhael]

Oops, typo. Blue ROO, not blue too

 

[Richmercury]

Thank you for the great info.. Just wanted to find out witch batam lay's chocolate colored Egg's. Egg color dark brown or chocolate..

 

[DaybreakOrps]

Birchen Gene - I am looking on rarebreedauctions.com from time to time and I have seen a sale of chicks that are advertised as being Birchen. Has anyone seen them? Are they true birchen? I hadn't believed that a flock of birchen existed in the US to date.

 

[boykin2010]

I've heard true birchens only come in silver variations. It's a project regardless.
And there are birchen Orps in the US

 

[DaybreakOrps]

Are they called birchen?

 

[rockinpaints]

I've heard true birchens only come in silver variations. It's a project regardless.
And there are birchen Orps in the US

Yes, I have seen a few that people were working on also.