I have never, ever seen that amount of colour on a BO, but I usually hatch my own birds, so I haven't seen many different...lines, if you like.
Actually I thought at first the speckling on the head wasn't very BO.
Although it's the typical place to get speckling it was super black. Most of the...
Oh no!
After all the excitement 🤣
I thought they looked a bit suspicious.
Orps get speckling, but that's not even speckling.
Still cute! Keep us updated.
How old are they?
Lovely girls. They look about the same age as my youngest Orps. Mine are 14 weeks, if I remember correctly.
That's a big jump from 6 to 26!
I as of yet have no reason to think it's not Orp.
It's pretty commonplace for them to get these speckles. Usually they grow out.
I also find the Buff Orp pullets often get their wings and tails in first, while many of the cockerels take up to 12 weeks to get a proper tail in. Not an exact...