Calling All Orpington Gurus!!

[CrazyClucks]

Lavender is recessive, so you'll need two copies. It's another black diluter gene, like blue, but different. Blue is dominate over black.

hmmm so that’s definitely good to know! So hypothetically if I used a black hen (offspring of a blue hen and lavender roo) and bred her to a silver laced could there be a chance that there could pooooossibly be an end result of a lavender laced? I know I’d have to do a good bit of breeding back to Lavender dad or possibly breed the project offspring Roos to an Isabel orp if it could potentially lighten the color

 

[MysteryChicken]

hmmm so that’s definitely good to know! So hypothetically if I used a black hen (offspring of a blue hen and lavender roo) and bred her to a silver laced could there be a chance that there could pooooossibly be an end result of a lavender laced? I know I’d have to do a good bit of breeding back to Lavender dad or possibly breed the project offspring Roos to an Isabel orp if it could potentially lighten the color

I'll have to do some calculating of this.

As longs as you breed either lavender splits(1 copy) to either another split, or full lavender, you should get some lavenders.

 

[Faraday40]

Thanks for the invite to the debate. My vote is Orpington all the way! Cochins are cute but I don't care for furry feet. My orps are round like big basketballs with a head & feet. I got @homeschoolin momma addicted to them as well.

I also have one bantam version. My little Cookie is the best mama. When broody, she will adopt everything that peeps. She has raised most of my very large orps, many misc bantams, turkeys, ducks, and even some quail from time to time. She once went broody about 5 days before my incubator was due. I slipped one egg under her and then slipped new chicks under her as they hatched. I think there were about 25 chicks in this pic. Cookie thought she was 'SuperHen' 1 egg + 5 days = 25 chicks. Thankfully she can't count.

As far as color patterns..... Have you thought about laced or penciled? (Just 'cause I think they're pretty.) This is Crystal and Mr. Wonderful.


BUT
For more practical reasons, I would suggest adding a double barred rooster so you could make a wide variety of new color combos. If you saved some of his barred females, you could breed them to a solid roo for sexlinked chicks.

A lavender laced Orpington will look cool.

I agree!
@ColtHandorf has some lav laced.....

 

[MysteryChicken]

hmmm so that’s definitely good to know! So hypothetically if I used a black hen (offspring of a blue hen and lavender roo) and bred her to a silver laced could there be a chance that there could pooooossibly be an end result of a lavender laced? I know I’d have to do a good bit of breeding back to Lavender dad or possibly breed the project offspring Roos to an Isabel orp if it could potentially lighten the color

Your splits from the breeding of Blue, & lavender will be Black, & Blue.

Here's what you'll get with your second crossing one lavender split, plus silver laced.

Some of them will be lavender splits.

 

[homeschoolin momma]

I agree!
@ColtHandorf has some lav laced.....

She beat me to it. He has a quite pretty little gal.

I've always loved my blacks and lavs, but my newest love are the silver laced. They are stunning and the temperament is hands down the best I've ever owned.

As far as genetics and coloring, I am not the expert unfortunately. I defer that one to @Faraday40 and @ColtHandorf

 

[homeschoolin momma]

As far as shape is concerned, @Faraday40 is correct in saying english orps should be bowling balls with feet. This gal, while she lives with me, is technically one of Faradays. A couple of eggs "got slipped into" my incubator back in March. What we thought were going to be lavenders, turned out to be the most gorgeous blacks I've seen so far.
Miss Curious

Her brothers not bad either, but did not inherit the sweet disposition of my silvers.

Hes actually more round than pictured, he was being an "a-bleep".

 

[SBFChickenGirl]

A lavender laced Orpington will look cool.

I second this.

Thanks for the invite to the debate. My vote is Orpington all the way! Cochins are cute but I don't care for furry feet. My orps are round like big basketballs with a head & feet. I got @homeschoolin momma addicted to them as well.

I also have one bantam version. My little Cookie is the best mama. When broody, she will adopt everything that peeps. She has raised most of my very large orps, many misc bantams, turkeys, ducks, and even some quail from time to time. She once went broody about 5 days before my incubator was due. I slipped one egg under her and then slipped new chicks under her as they hatched. I think there were about 25 chicks in this pic. Cookie thought she was 'SuperHen' 1 egg + 5 days = 25 chicks. Thankfully she can't count.
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As far as color patterns..... Have you thought about laced or penciled? (Just 'cause I think they're pretty.) This is Crystal and Mr. Wonderful.
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BUT
For more practical reasons, I would suggest adding a double barred rooster so you could make a wide variety of new color combos. If you saved some of his barred females, you could breed them to a solid roo for sexlinked chicks.





I agree!
@ColtHandorf has some lav laced.....

Your orps are BEAUTIFUL!!!

 

[MysteryChicken]

As far as shape is concerned, @Faraday40 is correct in saying english orps should be bowling balls with feet. This gal, while she lives with me, is technically one of Faradays. A couple of eggs "got slipped into" my incubator back in March. What we thought were going to be lavenders, turned out to be the most gorgeous blacks I've seen so far.
Miss Curious
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Her brothers not bad either, but did not inherit the sweet disposition of my silvers.
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Hes actually more round than pictured, he was being an "a-bleep".

This is as round I can get with American Orpingtons . She's an F1 cross for a color project I'm doing.

This is an older picture when she was nice, & full of feathers. The first picture I posted of her, she's wearing a hen saddle due to over breeding.

 

[SBFChickenGirl]

@homeschoolin momma I'm looking at (and drooling over) your orps... and they seem to have black feet? I thought orps had white?

 

[homeschoolin momma]

@homeschoolin momma I'm looking at (and drooling over) your orps... and they seem to have black feet? I thought orps had white?

Not black or lavenders. They should have slate legs and feet. Sometimes when they hatch, they tiny feet will have pink in the toes, or just a few toes, but as they mature the black fills in.

Silvers feet are white or pink. Shouldnt be yellow although there are some that do have that gene, they shouldnt be bred.