Chocolate/Dun Orpington Project?

[Elphaba2140]

What ever color they are they are very beautiful. I am sure they would sell like hotcakes if you were able to breed these.

 

[hinkjc]

Thanks Elphaba2140, I think they're beautiful too.

 

[geebs]

Wow... I want eggs!!!! Good job.. keep it up!! I am subscribing to this topic... Please give us all the details!!!

 

[lildinkem]

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I like mixin breeds up to see what comes out. I had mixed an RIR with a Buff Orp. The other three are all White legged, and their a more normal RIR red, but less Orp type. This guys a bit more Brown Red. He definitely has the better Orp type then the rest of the hatch. Just fun to see what pops out. I am liking the idea.

 

[wilds of pa]

Yup we done red x buff crosses about 7 years ago..not what we were after..however they laid very well

Heres couple more photos of these cocco colored girls..

 

[storminstaffs]

they look nice the chocolate orpington's but at £450 a trio that's way out of my price range, there's loads breeding them in the Uk and selling at these daft prices when half the time they don't look like the best of birds (as if any old hen and cock have been put together within bothering about the health or proper look, if you get what i mean)

 

[lildinkem]

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IF it has not been perfected over there, it will be decades before we see any large fowl Choc Orps here that fit a standard. That is one that won't be easy in making.

 

[Heather08]

arnt they mainly in bantam size only over there?

 

[storminstaffs]

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i think so i saw some advertised the other day but they look more black to me

 

[silkieluver_07]

The female coloring kinda resembles a BB Red cubalaya hen, to me at least!

A pic off photobucket: