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I'm trying to learn about Orpington genetics. Can anyone tell me what the e locus for the partridge variety is?

Since I don't have any other Orpingtons, I didn't want to believe those were saddle feathers. Oh well, he's still my favorite!

That's what I was afraid of. Thank you.

This is my first English Orpington, and I can't tell whether it is a male or female. He/she is 17 weeks old. Can someone with more experience tell me what I have? Thanks in advance.

Okay, thanks. I guess I'll just have to give up on the Birchens for now.

I wish I had seen this ad when it was first posted. Do you still raise Birchens? I live about an hour from Bristol and would be interested in buying hatching eggs or chicks from you in the spring if you still have them. Thanks.

That's what I was afraid of. Oh well, she's pretty anyway....and will hopefully make a good layer!

What breed is your little yellow/gold chick? I have one that looks just like it, but I don't know what breed it is. I'm hoping you can help me out...

Hey Chicken Hound, I'm just up the road from you in Avery County. This weather has caught me off guard as well. My chickens haven't gone through their first molt yet, so I'm not sure when yours will get their feathers back. It looks like tomorrow is going to be a nice day, but after that, its...

I live up in Avery County close to Grandfather Mountain. Before I started buying grains from a food co-op, I bought barley from Earth Fare. It's a little pricey at Earth Fare, but that's an option until you find another source.

After looking at the picture again, I agree with Wishapup. I'm not sure what I was looking at before, but it does look more like a rooster than a hen.

Thank you for the advice on the white tipped feathers. That's the kind of information I am looking for. I have 8 pullets and 2 cockerels from which to choose my breeding stock. Half of them have feathered legs. My two goals this year are to get rid of the white tail feathers in the cockerel...

I bought a few GCM chicks this fall and am trying to learn as much about them as I can. This is one of my 7 week old pullets. I really like her but am wondering if she has too much gold on her body. Any comments or advice would be appreciated.

My girls didn't lay a single egg today....sigh...

Feathered legs can come from either parent, so a feathered leg cockerel will throw feathered leg chicks. You will probably get all feathered leg chicks from your first cross, but you’ll see a few clean leg chicks in the next generation. If it was me, I would cull all the clean leg chicks. Good...

I don't know if there is anything specific you should look for in the Wheatens, but you might want to do more research before starting this project. I was playing around with the chicken color calculator and discovered some interesting things. We know that when you cross a GCM with a Wheaten...

Sorry I didn't see your post sooner. I'm guessing you found the answers to your questions by now. From what I've read, crossing a Cuckoo with a Wheaten produces a Golden Cuckoo Marans. Do you have pictures of your chicks when they were first hatched? I'd love to see them if you do. I bought...

Yes, both your males and females will be gold-necked and barred. It took me a while to figure out how to use the calculator. Now I don't feel like I could live without it. Following are the results of crossing a GCM to a Wheaten: Color Summary: Female 50%, minimum of animals to breed: 2...

* I should have said that the females will keep their same barring, and only the males' barring color will be affected.