Brown face Orp chick

[skeeter9]

Incredibly cute!!! I can't wait to see how this little cutie feathers out.

 

[onthespot]

I breed poodles and when you cross a black and a blue, and the puppy is born black, its puppy fluff gets funny reddish highlights at a few weeks old if it is going to be turning lighter, blue or silver.

 

[texaschickmama]

did somebody say chocolate gene.............

hurry let's get this project started.......

 

[BamaChicken]

I had some pure blue Orps with black in them hatch a few months back from another breeder that hatched with a brown streak down the back and around the face. They feathered out completely blue with great lacing.

 

[MoodyChicken]

He's likely partridge. The partridge variety is related to blue and black. Every once in a while you'll hatch a partridge from blues and blacks.

 

[MissPrissy]

There is an orp breeder, Angela Stanley, who had some chocolate colored chicks hatch from her black lines. I think the yahoo group email stated she had gotten rid of them as they were all cockerals. It could be you are seeing a recessive gene coming out since this is a 2nd generation hatch.

How likely is it that your hen was mated by something else? Just an idea. I ask because I another breeder here had a chicken get out of a pen and mated with another chicken and threw off some mixed chicks that got hatched by someone.

 

[Moodene]

Nothing can get in that coop and mate with her but her roo..I only have 3 roos, none of them can get to each others hen and mate.
I am careful about writing the name on which egg comes out of the nest as I pick them up before going into my apron..lol..I hope I have some pullets..lol...First pair is 3 weeks older than this past Saturday's hatch...lol

 

[MissPrissy]

Mark the brown faced ones and see how they feather out then breed back to one another and see what happens.

 

[sara]

So are all the orp chicks hatching like this, or just some?

 

[skeeter9]

Dang it! These little guys need to hurry up and get their adult feathering so we can get some closure here!!!! LOL