English orpington, which boy to keep?

[OneMountainAcres]

I find it amazing just how big they are and how they are filling out!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I like the splash more now too. Nice looking birds.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

Thank you. I'm really glad I didn't butcher the splash before. In that last picture, he is standing right behind the blue boy. You can see his outline behind. He's at least an inch taller! I'll take pictures again, probably in about another month lol. You all say that they take up to 2 years to finish growing.... They're only about 8 months old and they're WAY bigger any other chickens I've ever had! Here's the blue guy next to a legbar and a welbar cross.

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Usually by the end of year one they have their general form. In year two they bulk out a bit and become more rounded in my experiences.

Yours are definitely big boys already, and good looking ones.

 

[OneMountainAcres]

It's been about a month again. I swear, I don't time these updates, they just happen to fall about a month apart lol. Here are the boys! I took a couple pictures of the splash with one of my turkeys. I just can't get over his size! I seriously need to weigh him.

 

[Gray Farms]

They sure are nice looking boys!

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

It's been about a month again. I swear, I don't time these updates, they just happen to fall about a month apart lol. Here are the boys! I took a couple pictures of the splash with one of my turkeys. I just can't get over his size! I seriously need to weigh him.

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Looks like a bit of frostbite damage on those combs too? My Orpington roosters always lose their points here.