English Silver Laced Orpington- Roo?

[homeschoolin momma]

Skittish is normal. Many roos are naturally skittish. Aggressive roos that attack should become immediate volunteers for freezer camp and never bred.

Orpingtons generally are well behaved chickens. I have found the english orps more so. My roo in my picture is a sweetheart. Doesn't generally like to be held or petted, but comes looking for treats every time i walk in the pasture. If I need to catch him, I can easily and he holds still. I did handle him a little every day, but not excessively. Moderation is the key. And no, i dont give treats everytime I walk out there, hes just hoping i do.
Either way, i think hes going to grow up to be gorgeous.

 

[Cyprus]

Cockerel, based on comb growth.

 

[ColtHandorf]

Any new pictures of him? He's definitely not a Silver-laced Orpington as many have already told you. Did his parents look like the bird in my avatar? That is one of my male Silver-laced Orpingtons. He appears to be Columbian, but he could be a mix of more than one variety.

 

[JaimeP]

Any new pictures of him? He's definitely not a Silver-laced Orpington as many have already told you. Did his parents look like the bird in my avatar? That is one of my male Silver-laced Orpingtons. He appears to be Columbian, but he could be a mix of more than one variety.

Yes, his “parents” did look like the ones in your avatar. Here is a newer photo.

 

[ColtHandorf]

You know he's not as crisp as I'd expect a Columbian to be. By chance did the gentleman have Columbian Orpingtons? Perhaps @CountryFlock could take a guess as to what's going on. If I understand correctly Silver-laced Orpingtons have Columbian operating in their genes, though I've no idea how it could only show Columbian.

 

[JaimeP]

You know he's not as crisp as I'd expect a Columbian to be. By chance did the gentleman have Columbian Orpingtons? Perhaps @CountryFlock could take a guess as to what's going on. If I understand correctly Silver-laced Orpingtons have Columbian operating in their genes, though I've no idea how it could only show Columbian.

Here’s a few more I just took. And no, the man only had the 2 silver laced that he showed me anyway.

 

[CountryFlock]

I would say that it’s just a mixed Orpington. Unfortunately not silver laced. Could have genes for silver lacing in it, but not fully silver laced.

Heck I have two silver laced orp hens that are heterozygous for Co and they look JUST like silver laced orps. I could sell them as silver laced orp hens and no one would know.

The parents could look just perfect yet have their genetics flawed, thus causing a chick like that to hatch.

 

[JaimeP]

I would say that it’s just a mixed Orpington. Unfortunately not silver laced. Could have genes for silver lacing in it, but not fully silver laced.

Heck I have two silver laced orp hens that are heterozygous for Co and they look JUST like silver laced orps. I could sell them as silver laced orp hens and no one would know.

The parents could look just perfect yet have their genetics flawed, thus causing a chick like that to hatch.

Thanks! Do you think he’s a cockerel too? I know he has a huge comb and wattles early, but they aren’t super red and he’s always the one getting picked on and running away.

 

[CountryFlock]

I’d assume male for now.

I usually hatch a few chicks that are the same breed at once and use comparison to differentiate the boys from the girls.

 

[JaimeP]

I’d assume male for now.

I usually hatch a few chicks that are the same breed at once and use comparison to differentiate the boys from the girls.

Thanks! He was the only one he had left, or I would have gotten more.