Double Laced Orpington

[Trish1974]

Wow, I think that's gorgeous!!!!

X2!!!

 

[Vivid Hatchery]

In my opinion you will probably be wasting your time. I have tried this and it looks a mess on Orps. stick to single lacing.
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Do you have any pictures?

 

[Vivid Hatchery]

Do you have any pictures?

Right, just saw the pic. That is what I was worried about, that it would look barred.

 

[Vivid Hatchery]

Hilacraft, we keep Orps. We keep lavender and Isabel Orps, and have talked about getting into laced because we like them so much. We also keep barnevelders- sliver laced... large fowl and bantam. I am intrigued about how your project is going and am interested in helping out in the project when that point comes.

 

[MatthewsHomestead]

I have chocolates, was wondering how your project is progressing

 

[CountryFlock]

Had to put the project on hold and forgot I posted about this...
this past year I’ve been able to focus on this and should have F1s hatching soon.

To VividHatchery I see gold multiple laced (partridge) orps. I’m breeding for double lacing not multiple lacing. All my birds are full silver and will only be silver for some time.

I’ll try to get some photos of the F1s when they hatch. (End of July 2019)

Some worries that I have, of course, is that the muddy appearance of lacing on Orpingtons will make the double lacing very muddy since there are two lacings on the feather instead of 1. But as I’ve seen in my multiple laced orps, that may not be the case.

 

[ColtHandorf]

My biggest concern with a double-laced Orpington is that they are more loose feathered than a Barnevelder for instance. So where a Barnie looks clean and crisp, an Orpington would not. I could be wrong about that. It might be really pretty. But I'll bet it will take a lot of work and a lot of culling to get it and keep it pretty. I have Silver-laced currently and there is a lot of variation in the lacing across the bloodlines I have to work with. So the next few years should be interesting.

 

[CountryFlock]

My biggest concern with a double-laced Orpington is that they are more loose feathered than a Barnevelder for instance. So where a Barnie looks clean and crisp, an Orpington would not. I could be wrong about that. It might be really pretty. But I'll bet it will take a lot of work and a lot of culling to get it and keep it pretty. I have Silver-laced currently and there is a lot of variation in the lacing across the bloodlines I have to work with. So the next few years should be interesting.

Yeah absolutely. I’m expecting something that I’m not expecting. A double laced orp hasn’t purposely been done before it seems. I’m curious to see how the pattern would play itself out on an orp.

I heard about a guy in Sweden working on a silver laced orp that was birchen based like how the sebrights are.

 

[CountryFlock]

The F1s have hatched. 9 so far with more continuously coming.
The photos included are of 5 different chicks of the 9. All or any diversity in them are shown in the pictures.

Boy: Eb/Eb Co/co Pg/Pg Ml/ml S/S
Girl: Eb/Eb Co/co Pg/Pg Ml/ml S/-

 

[courtsmarans]

Seems like a very fun and intriguing project, following just for fun!