Hi all,
Just starting out with building a breeding flock of Orpingtons as well as Marans. I currently have Orpington hens that are lavender splash, chocolate, blue, chocolate and lavender and buff. What colour rooster will give me the most variety? I am assuming the marans would have the same...
It' s so hard to stop! So many beautiful chickens to choose from and producing so many different colored eggs! I'm sure there's a few cockerels in the bunch! I am in British Columbia
Hopefully they well. My understanding is that they are originally bred from BCM and lavender Orpingtons. But either way, they are very pretty chickens and will lay brown eggs
First time In a long time i have had chicks and I know it's a challenge to sex these guys yet . I keep flip flopping on my decisions! The first picture of the chick's back feathers tell me rooster and the more downy fluffy compact chicks might be hens? Either way, they are all beautiful but...