orpington

Hello All :frow I've recently hatched some Exhibition Quality Buff Orpingtons (as described in the title by the seller) from a trusted seller in the UK who has seemingly great reviews on Ebay. The chicks looks great little examples of the breed. But, I have never hatched Buffs before, I have...

Hi y’all! So my most favorite chicken is making nervous and keeping me guessing on Sex. I will attach some photos to show what I mean, but there are some heavy weights on each side of the gender scale. Stats: “Lavender” Orpington from light grey parents who seems to have had a very strong red...

Hi, this is Raven. I got her as an Orpington but she has this different comb and is a bit smaller than my other Orpingtons. Does she look like any specific breed or does anyone have a suggestion of what kind of mix she is? I have some chicks from her and I want to be accurate when I offer...

Hi all! My name is Stefney, I’ve recently acquired chickens for the first time. I live in South Africa, in the suburbs of Pretoria. I have 6 chickens at the moment: all of them are Orpingtons (2 x full size hens, 3 x bantam hens, 1 x bantam rooster). Please give me all of your best advice for...

This Orpington chick is about 5-6 weeks old. The parent options are: white or buff roo lavender or chocolate hen They were all together and we don’t know who hatched what. Any ideas what color(s) this chick could be? And while we’re here - do we think it’s a pullet or cockerel? Thanks for...

Hi everyone, new here :) I have 3 lavender orpingtons, 10 weeks old. 1 I’m super confident is a roo. They’ve had a red comb since 2 weeks old. The other I’m confident is a pullet. She’s much daintier and smaller than the roo. The third one…. I don’t know. Later getting a smaller comb. It was...

I ordered 6 chicks (Olive Eggers and Lavender Orpingtons) and then I picked out 3 chicks in a bin with 9 different varieties. I picked all grey/blackish ones. The grey ones could be Sapphire Gem, Americauna, Barred Rock or Specialty Brown layer, or maybe I actually picked more lavender...

What colors can I breed with a blue rooster? I’m still building my Orpington flock and he’s young, so what color hens should I try to find for him? Currently I have 3 hens for him: 1 x blue, 1 x blue splash, 1 x cuckoo. What color chicks will I be able to expect from them? And what are...

This Buff Orpington came from TSC at the same time as the Wellbars and the Lavender and the other Buff. It grew a comb a week or two ago. We have 2 separate flocks at the moment. There are a group of hens living outside and a mixed group of sort of "teens", ducks, and chicks living together...

Hello first time poster here! I’m a new chicken owner and am unsure if we have a rooster. 7 week old lavender Orpington (on right in picture). Slightly heavier and larger, redder comb and displays dominant behavior vs other Orpington and 2 Easter Eggers. Any help is appreciated!

So I’m buying some lavender cuckoo English Orpington hatching eggs, I’m very excited about it. However at the moment I only have a muave rooster. I understand the colors would most likely be split. But I was wondering what colors to expect from muave over lavender cuckoos? Also have a silver...

Hello! Not new to chicken raising in general (variety of mutts at former workplace) but finally new to having my own chickens at home! I acquired 2 welsummers, 2 brown leghorns (I'll not know the difference between those four until their earlobes change), and 2 buff orpingtons from a local feed...

So I have a collection of Orpington chicks in the “2 week to a smidge younger” age range, (2 lavenders, 3 Mauves and a blue) and I’ve noticed on some of them the wing weathers seem to… lift/fluff in a non smooth way. This is my first ever flock and while I’m familiar with chickens in general...

Anyone know what I would get from my lavender Orpington roo over chocolate hens? Thank you!

Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I'm new to chickens! I'm currently planning to get 4 chickens in early April. I'm in the process of building a coop+run now. What breeds will I have? Golden Laced Wyandotte - Female × 1 Buff Orpington - Female × 1 French...

I had 1 adult speckled Sussex rooster, 1 adult speckled Sussex hen, 1 adult sapphire gem hen, 1 adult buff orpington, 1 adult sapphire gem / speckled Sussex cross, 1 adult orpington / Sussex cross, and 6 nearly fully grown wyadottes bullets. They free ranged in my yard and get put up at night...

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What breed is good to cross to silkies to introduce specific colors? I’m considering crossing my lavender Orpington girls to my black silkie or paint silkie roo to work towards producing a line of lavender silkies. I know it would take time and work but that’s the fun part! I also thought about...

Are you buying / hatching chicks next year ( 2024 )? I’m getting salmon favorelles, Cochin, Orpingtons, and blue red laced wyandotte. What are you getting?

I am new to this site so I will do my best. I was excited to get a lavender roo and in isabel lavender orpington hen Thinking I will get a lot more if I bred them together , After reading some previous threads about genetics, I know. I will need more than five minutes to grasp Everything. I'm...