Gold Laced Splash Orpington

[Croatia0103]

Luckily we have them in Europe and in a few days I will have 10+ Orpington chicks in buff laced/chamois color. I'm counting the minutes

But if they weren't here, I would cross chamoise-colored Padovan rooster with Gold Laced Orpington hens (for example, 5 hens) and I believe that a chamois-colored rooster would happen but with the physical characteristics of Orpington (no beard and cap, with a stocky body). Then I would let that F1 rooster into a flock with his 4 aunts and their F2 chicks would be very similar to Orpingtons, in buff laced and black laced color (maybe a blue laced one would also appear). And then every new year you nurture the flock in buff laced color and add gold laced Orpingtons as new blood, until they take on all the characteristics of Orpingtons, but in buff laced color.

The same thing might happen if you put in a Buff laced Brahma rooster instead of a Paduan. But I think the Paduan has a similar beak and pale legs as Orpingtons, and who could resist those perfect buff laced Paduan feathers?

 

[NatJ]

But if they weren't here, I would cross chamoise-colored Padovan rooster with Gold Laced Orpington hens (for example, 5 hens) and I believe that a chamois-colored rooster would happen but with the physical characteristics of Orpington (no beard and cap, with a stocky body). Then I would let that F1 rooster into a flock with his 4 aunts and their F2 chicks would be very similar to Orpingtons, in buff laced and black laced color (maybe a blue laced one would also appear). And then every new year you nurture the flock in buff laced color and add gold laced Orpingtons as new blood, until they take on all the characteristics of Orpingtons, but in buff laced color.

That F1 rooster would probably have the beard, crest, and comb type of the Padovan chickens. When you breed him back to the Orpingtons, some of the chicks in that generation would have single combs, no crest, no beard.

Apart from that detail, I agree your idea should work pretty well.

Luckily we have them in Europe and in a few days I will have 10+ Orpington chicks in buff laced/chamois color. I'm counting the minutes

And that is even nicer than having to create your own. I hope they do very well for you!

 

[Croatia0103]

Hi, i decided to share some photos with the world of the Buff Laced Orpington chicks that hatched in August this year

In the photos, you can see how they looked when they were 1 day old, 2 weeks old, and 3 months old. Generally, the Orpington breed grows very quickly, is resistant to diseases, friendly, and tame, and they do not fly.

The only health issue was that the hen in photos 4 and 6 had an abnormal beak growth. In the first few weeks, only the upper part of her beak was growing, and it seemed like I would have to perform a beak trimming . However, after she was a month old, the lower part of her beak suddenly grew, and everything finally balanced out. Now, it is no longer noticeable that there was ever a problem.

On the day they hatched (13/8/2024), the outside temperature was 40℃. The heatwave affected the behavior of the broodyhen, so only 8 chicks hatched, but it was still enough to form a future flock