Copper Blue Marans...What do U Think?

[ninjapoodles]

Wow, this is really exciting (Jubilee Orpingtons) for you, and for the rest of us (Jubilee Orpingtons) as well! I think that onthespot (Jubilee Orpingtons) is right on, as far as popularity (Jubilee Orpingtons) goes. Get yourself a line of Marans and maybe even one other breed (Jubilee Orpingtons), and you'll be the most popular kid at chicken-camp for years to come (Jubilee Orpingtons)!!

What was that whispering noise?
(Jubilee Orpingtons)

 

[onthespot]

chocolate... must have chocolate....

 

[ninjapoodles]

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Yes, well, that goes without saying. I mean, who doesn't like chocolate? Chocolate cake, chocolate fudge, chocolate truffles, hot chocolate, Chocolate Orpingtons...

What?

 

[92caddy]

where can one find pics of all these colors of orps?????

 

[Chix-in-GA]

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http://www.theorpingtonclub.co.uk/

Great site, select the colours tab and then hit the + next to large fowl.

For some reason I seem to be drawn to the Jubilee.

 

[onthespot]

http://chirpychicks.com/chocolate_orpingtons.htm

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=250349438100&ssPageName=ADME:B:SS:US:1123

http://www.annschooks.co.uk/images/Jubilee_trio.jpg

 

[ninjapoodles]

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Me too--they are UNREAL! Also, did I tell you today how very nice you look, and how very smart you are?

I like the look of the UK Orpingtons SO much more than the US ones. I don't understand why the standard was changed over here. I love the lower "undercarriage" and extra fluff of the British birds, plus I just prefer the overall outline.

 

[BamaChicken]

OntheSpot, it is Priscilla Middleton who has the nice Lavs in England. I too love the English type over the American type on the Orpingtons. Of course all of you who know me know that already.

 

[BeckyLa]

Another beautiful breed that can't be found in the US is the Cream Legbar:

The Cream Legbar, which produces blue eggs, is a cross between the Brown Leghorn and the Barred Plymouth Rock with some Araucana blood mixed in.
Cream Legbar cock with pullets poultrymad

The origins of the Cream Legbar trace back to the 1920's, when Clarence Elliott, who was touring the world collecting rare plants, brought three hens and a cockerel back from Patagonia to Stow-on-the-Wold, Gloucestershire in 1927. The cockerel did not survive but the three hens were used at Cambridge University in 1930 by Professor R.C. Punnett who was studying poultry genetics and cross bred these Patagonian birds resulting in the Cream Legbar

Further ensuing offspring were eventually used to develop another breed which became known as the Cotswold Legbar, which lays different coloured eggs to the Cream Legbar

Cream Legbar chicks can be sexed at hatching from the colours of their down which makes this one of the few auto-sexing breeds.

As previously mentioned, they were developed in the 1930's but numbers have diminished over the years making a true Cream Legbar unique

These blue egg layers are very attractive and great to have wandering around your farm, garden or back yard.​

 

[Chix-in-GA]

Just got an e-mail back from the breeder in the UK. Apparently they have Orpingtons a Plenty. They are going to e-mail me some pics tomorrow. So there might be variety of UK birds comming to the US...as long as everything goes as planned.

I will definately keep everyone posted...Woohoo, almost the new year!