Blue laying Orpington types!

[BobletFarmBirds]

Ok!! I love my orps. But I also love colored eggs. What breeds would you recommend using to cross with orps to try and keep type, but also gain blue eggs!!
I understand they won’t be pure Orpingtons, but I like projects
Preferably something with a single comb. But also a blue egg layer with some size to it. Give me your suggestions!!

 

[DarJones]

The blue egg laying Silver Laced Wyandottes I have would be close to ideal for your purposes. You could easily have a silver laced Orpington that lays blue eggs in a couple of years. Other than that, one of the stable Ameraucana lines would be viable.

 

[BobletFarmBirds]

The blue egg laying Silver Laced Wyandottes I have would be close to ideal for your purposes. You could easily have a silver laced Orpington that lays blue eggs in a couple of years. Other than that, one of the stable Ameraucana lines would be viable.

Do you have any pics handy of those Wyandotte birds and the eggs they lay? Rose comb or straight comb? Thanks for the input!!

 

[DarJones]

I've posted pictures here a few times. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/silver-laced-wyandottes-that-lay-blue-eggs.1559583/page-4 should show a few. I have several single comb hens currently though I am gradually shifting the genetics toward rose comb.