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Wow, I just logged on right now and saw that a huge fuss was made about the comments I posted about Tony's Orps. I honestly had no intention in offending anyone and didn't really think they would be soo controversial. I had said that its impossible for True CHOC Orps to come from a line of...

Quote: Adjust the color on your monitor you`ll see they are very much alike in color. Mine are not dun. 2 years ago my first hen was hatched, last summer I hatched her 2 chocolate daughters. This past December I hatched 8 chicks out of the 3 hens eggs. All 11 times my offspring hatched dark...

Quote: Seriously, the chocolate is sex-linked?? Please, explain... Males need two copies of the gene to appear Chocolate, females need one gene. Males that have one copy are black and are considered splits. * Chocolate Male X Chocolate Female = 100% Chocolate * Black Male X...

My understanding is that they would mix, as dilution genes tend to do when combined. I'm not positive, though, as CHOC is sexlinked and Dun isn't...

Haha... I actually know people who have done this with no complications. I just dont have the b...guts to try.

Quote: Import to Mexico than walk across the border with a carton in your backpack? I've thought of it, yes... I have family in Texas too... so, I fly to the UK, visit the different farms collecting dozens for $20 a pop. Hop on a plane from London to Mexico City, then drive up to Tejas...

Quote: lildinkem, very cool shade of brown, I like that. What color did they turn out to be the other half of the year? Mine are chocolate all year long, they`re born chocolate,molt and grow back chocolate. My roos however are not chocolate colored, just the hens. Look up Large fowl...

Quote: The biggest difference is type and range of color. I have family in the United Kingdom and Southern Spain. Believe me, I've thought about how much cheaper it would be for them to acquire the eggs/birds on their end... I look at the prices listed on the UK auction sites and my jaw just...

Quote: Those are prettier than true CHOC Orps.

Quote: Since 06? Wow after 5 years you would think he would be getting pretty comfortable..... He's working with the CHOC gene in general.

I know a man in Ohio who imported 7 cockerals in '06. He'll be working on them for the next few years until he feels comfortable releasing them.