JenniferDuBay
Songster
Whew, I just read this whole thread, what year is it? Heh.
So I've begun to think about upgrading our current hatchery flock to a better bred buncha birds. I'm in love with orpingtons. I wanted to get jubilee orps, but after reading YHF's heartfelt plea on preserving original varieties of fowl, we have decided to go with a recognized color. I'm just wondering if it would be inappropriate to start with blue as a beginner, even though you all suggest black or white. And I'm also trying to decide if we truly want to go with LF or to head into bantam land. I actually hadn't even considered doing bantams until this thread, but the space issue that you all brought up is a good one, I can raise a whole lot more bantams than I can LF, especially with such big birds. I havent ordered my copy of the SOP, and I won't until I decide on sizes.
So I've begun to think about upgrading our current hatchery flock to a better bred buncha birds. I'm in love with orpingtons. I wanted to get jubilee orps, but after reading YHF's heartfelt plea on preserving original varieties of fowl, we have decided to go with a recognized color. I'm just wondering if it would be inappropriate to start with blue as a beginner, even though you all suggest black or white. And I'm also trying to decide if we truly want to go with LF or to head into bantam land. I actually hadn't even considered doing bantams until this thread, but the space issue that you all brought up is a good one, I can raise a whole lot more bantams than I can LF, especially with such big birds. I havent ordered my copy of the SOP, and I won't until I decide on sizes.