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  1. mgmog

    The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

    Quote: When selling eating eggs, we always refridgerate the eggs for a few days at a VERY cold temp. Should kill the embryos. You can also store the eating eggs upside down. This will damage the air cells. nope, storing eggs upside down is a good idea if you want to preserve the air inside...
  2. mgmog

    The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

    Cracking chucks agree its a dark blue
  3. mgmog

    The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

    big fluffy chucks, looking nice ever the way with splash here too, get them when its a small hatch, or boy heavy. Have a couple of sweet youngsters, but one is looking rather quiet for my liking, wish the weather would warm up here.
  4. mgmog

    The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

    Gl is my own work from last year or so, cross of European to English or is it the other way round - lol This year trying to get the lace back in the fluff & also to hatch a spare boy. Didnt work out that way as I hatched 40 odd boys. Did offer to sell this girl, no takers - even for a silly...
  5. mgmog

    The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

    Bantam Orp Thread? where is that then? newbe here remember. bit of a tail on that pullet henthymes. I have the same problem with some of mine, trying to get my lines sorted, too many colours..... so I have mixed results ...its all a mess - what with trying to get nice chocs/blacks & blues I...
  6. mgmog

    The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

    Id say all boys bar the one on the right which is still rather thick in the leg......and is the same as the last? bit like my GL breeding this year 40 odd boys 2 girls so forgotten what a girl chick looks like
  7. mgmog

    The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

    nice to see chucks when the chicks are so unwell, very sad - hope you get to the bottom of your problems klf here a couple of blue banties I bred last year, colour is messed up as the light was poor. on top of the table in the 2nd pic is Igor, a runt raised by about 7 broodies, she had the...
  8. mgmog

    The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

    Hi Guys thanks & Well spotted that she is a harlequin/chimera - very problematic sorta girl. trying to get dark blue mottle, I have hatched a few blue mottle & although very lovely they are like the Pekin blue mottle so do have a rather delicate shade, as well as shape, love them but they arnt...
  9. mgmog

    The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

    gosh what a amazing thread. feel quite down at how nice your chucks look, most of mine seem to have faults, only posting as Bamachicken says I should. Oh well, I breed mainly bantams - have a soft spot for the mottle ( giving me grief at the moment, but its the nature of the beast, if it was...
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