Are Hill Top Farm's Farm's English Orpingtons good quality? Or any quality English Orpington breeders who ship eggs or chicks?

[JacinLarkwell]

@ColtHandorf has super nice birds. Not sure if he'll be shipping or not this year though

 

[Tonyroo]

Oh dear, no.
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We're there. It's 102 currently.

Good grief.

 

[rayrose]

I have never heard of them.

Posting the link so everyone doesn't have to Google...

Hilltop Farms English Orpingtons

Going of the single pic they provide on their website the Mottled and Silver-laced birds are the best looking. The Lavenders don't look English. The Chocolate might be alright, but the pictures isn't very good. And the Jubilee don't look right to me.

Carolina Rare Chicks, Papa's Poultry, and Cackle Hatchery have nice birds. Anita Heatherly has beautiful birds but doesn't ship.

Anita Heatherly

I breed several varieties and have limited availability. With the current heat in Texas, shipping is out of the question.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Thank you.

Colt, when the weather is right, do you ship sexed chicks? TIA

 

[Auntiejessi3]

@ColtHandorf , when does your fall start, feels like fall starting?

At the rate we're going february

 

[ColtHandorf]

Colt, when the weather is right, do you ship sexed chicks? TIA

I am unable to sex day-old chicks. I could ship started birds, but that is, of course, more expensive. It's been ages since I've done it.

At the rate we're going february

Just in time for a polar vortex and another snow storm.

 

[ColtHandorf]

I'm surprised your EO's are hanging in there with the awful heat. That says a lot about the breed.

I did lose my Red male this week and a blue hen last week. But those are the first adult Orpingtons to succumb to the extreme temps.

 

[ColtHandorf]

I don't think he does sexlinks or auto sexing breeds

#snob

 

[HollowOfWisps]

I don’t think Greenfire Farm carries English Orpingtons? I think they did in the past. If you want the big fluffy ones I know that Papa’s Poultry in California has different colors and also Carolina Rare Chicks. There are also a couple of breeders here on BYC.

You are correct I've been looking at so many places I got confused. It was hill top farms I was thinking of. I just went back and edited it. I will also check out Papa's!

 

[HollowOfWisps]

Post in thread 'Fairy Tail Farms English Orpingtons' https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/fairy-tail-farms-english-orpingtons.1435390/post-25980728
This post is his updated catalog

Oh wow he has some very nice looking ones thank you!

 

[JacinLarkwell]

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Would you prefer eggs or chicks? Oh! I know, a breeding age pair