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I did not contact Erhard to ask, but I think I will, now that you mention it. I am happy to hear none of the others look like mongrels. I thought about the possibility of this being a Welsumer/Orloff mix. Like I said above, he really is friendlier and quicker to learn than the Orloffs, If I had...

I suppose it is possible others of mine have mixed blood--can you tell anything from my previous photos? The rest of the chicks are very different from this one, however, in looks AND personality. Very yellow legs, big muffs and beards, different tailsets, different builds--but all extremely...

Thank you all for the input about non-negotiables when culling. Yes, type is very important to me as well. If I wanted Sussexes, I'd have gotten Sussex chicks...;-) I like the idea of keeping track of foraging ability too. I thought about just letting mine free-range (currently on grass in...

Thank you, Alaskan and Julio. I think they look beautiful--of course, I am no doubt biased...;-) My dilemma is how to choose what to keep, what to cull, and how NOT to base that on appearance only. I have now read in a couple of different places of people having problems with Orloff chicks and...

I am glad to see so much interest in preserving Orloffs, and I thought I'd post a few photos of mine. I have a Spangled roo, breeding unknown; four Mahogany hens acquired as pullets from Erhard (with the gracious assistance of Royce Blaricome) and seven 10-week-old Spangleds (three cockerels...

Yes, a breed organization to promote the Russian Orloffs would be fantastic. I agree with Judge Helton that the challenge is longevity: it is easy to dive in at the beginning, but life has a way of changing up on us, and it may not be realistic to expect one person to carry the organization for...

Hi Folks, So, I have finally waded through the 113 pages of this thread—wow!—and can now join the flock as another Russian Orloff breeder wannabe. Until recently, I had little interest in them—due in no small part to the rather awful photos of them in the Ekarius book. But a few weeks ago, I...