Blue Orpington Color Question.....

[lildinkem]

I want a Black really bad, and might have some Blues coming out of a hatch I am incubating.

 

[melissastraka]

who has got the B/B/S? I love my orps and would buy a bator just for them...hint hint

 

[Buster]

BamaChicken, TuffOldHen, MissPrissy, and corancher all have BBS Orps. I will have some later this year when I get a couple more pullets to lay. There are some others, but I don't know about their availability.

 

[melissastraka]

oh no, I will have to order my bator now...darn!

 

[speckledhen]

LOL, they are striking birds, these BBS Orps. I will have eggs later, but one of my girls went broody and one is having a major butt fluff/fertility issue. Leaves one lone girl to carry the load for me. They really don't fully show who they are until they are almost two years old. Skye has just now reached her full size. She and Suede are two years old now. They are why I got a bator myself.

 

[Buster]

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I would have added you to that list Cyn, but I didn't know your availability and didn't want to swamp you with requests LOL.

I now have birds that originated from eggs from Speckledhen, BamaChicken, MissPrissy, and James Cox.

 

[EweSheep]

I've got a chick that has blue partridge pattern on his head, I dont know where that came from. The father is solid black and mother is blue. the other two siblings are solid blue and one has light stripe patterns. The roo is the only one with my girls at that time eggs were collected.

Father and mother are bro/sis breedings and their parents are a Blue roo over a black hen.

I am scratching my head to find out where that pattern came from. Anyone know?

 

[speckledhen]

Golly, Robin, I have no idea. Sounds interesting!

Jared, I know why you didn't mention me. I couldnt fill a BBS Orp egg order if my life depended on it right now! Maybe Dusty will get over her stint into motherhood and start laying again soon.

 

[Buster]

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[lildinkem]

Everyone is out of chickens. Hatcheries can't keep up. I have 9 Blue/Black Orps eggs on day 19. Finger are crossed.
And I am looking for a super quality Buff Orp cockerel????


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