My boy died suddenly so no hope for hatching his babies, but I will definitely order more eggs from Papa's this spring and hope I get a girl or two. I agree, his birds are gorgeous and their personalities are great, so I'm definitely going back for more!
Aw, thank you! I'm glad I have inspired you.
You are so right. The Orpington cuddliness is definitely high priority. The color has always been secondary. I only wanted daughters from him not because of his color, but because of his fun personality. He has always stood out from the rest, ever...
I'm not very familiar with chicken genetics, so, out of curiosity, do you guys know what half Red Partridge Orpingtons look like, when the rooster is the Red Partridge Orpington? Does the partridge pattern carry through? I have to rehome the family's favorite chicken because he turned out to be...