Chocolate Orpington Project

[greenfamilyfarms]

I would like to start a project.

I would like to start working on some Chocolate Orps in either bantams or large fowl. Does anybody have any suggestions on what breeds I need to use to get the chocolate color?

 

[KinderKorner]

lol was that after seeing the pictures I put up?

haha. I would love to start something like that. Maybe as a side project.

First we would have to figure out how to get the chocolate. It almost looks like a form or red and black.

 

[tdgill]

that would be awesome!!!

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

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Maybe?

 

[RAWR]

hmm...idk maybe find some chcolate colored birds and breed them

 

[JenEric Farms]

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Well, now there's a thought!

 

[RAWR]

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Well, now there's a thought!

i know right!? i think that if the chocolate gene gets passed down..ur gonna get chocolate birds and so one

 

[JenEric Farms]

So, what chicken comes in chocolate that would preferably have a single comb...cause I

 

[KinderKorner]

lol the chocolate gene seems to be something that happened by accident as a mutation. So I don't believe you could breed your own chocolates.

Which leaves finding chocolate birds and breeding them into orps to get a chocolate color.

The problem would be finding the chocolate birds. lol

 

[JenEric Farms]

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