Chocolate Orpingtons

[dizzychicken]

Has anyone tried a Chocolate Orp project? Oh and ones that would lay the dark Maran eggs!

Hmm what would you have to breed to get that?

 

[Panther Creek Poultry]

Nope but once you have that done i would love to buy some from you, LOL. Actually I would love to start a project like that, but I am new to genetics and am still working on the Blue, Black, Splash line in chickens.

Any help you need or test hatchers I would be happy to help. I actually think that there are poeple working on this project and think I have even seen talk of it on here.

Sheila

 

[Tuffoldhen]

Try a LF OEG Chocolate if you can find them and good quality Black Orpingtons

Knows nothing about Marans!!

We are all here to help with project birds!!

 

[dizzychicken]

But wouldn't I need a blue? I always thought blue was a recessive gene in Chocolate.

 

[Tuffoldhen]

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This was or is what I was going to try, I don't know for sure!

 

[moonlyghtegirl]

I searched Chocolate Orps on line. There are some that have been developed in England, but livestock and eggs cannot be shipped from UK to US.

April

 

[tberggren]

I just hatched out a little chocolate Orp.
Here's her picture.

 

[dizzychicken]

AWW, how cute. What did you breed to get her?

 

[Krys109uk]

Sweet....is that chocolate as in the gene 'choc' or I^D ?

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

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I know this is a project, but for it to be an Orpington, it needs to lay light brown eggs. If it lays dark brown, or any other color egg, it will be just a mix.