I have lots of Jubilee Orpington babies, a few lavender and a few BBS available. I am located in Central GA, in Barnesville. Current NPIP 57-1833. Posting pictures of adults and babies. For more about us, please visit https://www.just4funorpingtons.com/
Prices as follows:
Jubilee Chicks $10...
This is the most help I have ever seen on Jubilee.... I get yellow chicks and chipmunk color. If I read you correctly, I should retain only chipmunk color chicks for next generation for better color? Attaching a few pictures of my adult jubilees...
I had a buff hen but no rooster for her... someone suggested I pair her with a Jubilee so I did. The babies are just under 12 weeks. What color are they? And should I add the pullets to the Jubilee pen or what to use on them or even IF I should keep them...
My lavender hens have a lavender laced isabel cockerel. They are laying and I have some eggs in the incubator. What should I expect in the chicks as to color? And one more thing... is this a good idea to breed together?
You are wise, and I appreciate your thoughtful and forthright answers :) I am in the USA in central Georgia. I know that a lot of people like the "English" version of the Orpington for its beauty. I am somewhere in between and I have to educate myself more on the Standard of Perfection. I do...
Well I love the beautiful colors of the Jubilee, but I don't want to "water it down" as it were. My other pen is lavender with a lavender laced isabel rooster... and I already know not to cross the lavender with buff :) As to letting these chicks mate with one another, I would be nervous about...
Thank you for your detailed reply! They are in my puppy barn and my brooder is a big tote, though not as large as yours. They are protected from the weather and predators, and there is a heat lamp at one end of the tote for warmth for them.
Interesting also that the Jubilee spots are...
Our first incubator babies have hatched and they are really cute! They will be in a big tote with heat lamp and a warm dry area. Fresh feed and water always available to them. What else do I need to watch for? They are from a Jubilee Roo and Buff hen.