Hello! and welcome to the OEGB thread.

[joshyoua_rine]

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The sebright is hen feathered however there a lot of poor quality stock that will develop sickle feathers, are they single combed or rose combed and do they have hackle and saddle feathers too?
Crossing the laced bird over a generic black can be a shot in the dark with most likely result being black offsrping with some silver leakage.
japs have been used on occasion with OE but very seldom and for very focused efforts. they are very different birds and will require years of work to get back to OE after the cross.

thanks, 1 is single and the other is not. dont know about the saddle feathers ill check. all 6 are together and it will be a long while b4 the are laying

 

[sjarvis00]

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The sebright is hen feathered however there a lot of poor quality stock that will develop sickle feathers, are they single combed or rose combed and do they have hackle and saddle feathers too?
Crossing the laced bird over a generic black can be a shot in the dark with most likely result being black offsrping with some silver leakage.
japs have been used on occasion with OE but very seldom and for very focused efforts. they are very different birds and will require years of work to get back to OE after the cross.

thanks, 1 is single and the other is not. dont know about the saddle feathers ill check. all 6 are together and it will be a long while b4 the are laying

Note the two Pics,
Sebright, smaller, lighter in body, upright body carriage, nearly vertical wing carriage, Rose Comb
We have several BV, BB, champ. RCCL, and Champ. bantam with these birds.

OE, completely different bird.

 

[chickenlover2251]

I've read that OEGB are not good in confinement and are noisy? Is this true? I was thinking about getting one for showmanship..

 

[FarmGirl01]

I think they handle confinment very well. Mine are in group pens and in single bird pens. All are easy to handle and very sweet. Esp. the pullets and hens. I don't think they are very loud at all. I bet you'll be very pleased with them.

As far as the sebrights. I LOVE that breed. One of my favorite. Its just hard to find good quality sebrights. So, I've been doing OEGB for years. But I have found someone who has great sebrights. (TL)

 

[sjarvis00]

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The OE will do very well both confined or in larger pens, I have several that are in 12x6 foot pens that will be all over you when you open the door and will stay with you until you remove them and put them up. I also have some in smaller 27 in x 30 in pens also with no issues. The males can a bit noisy if you have several, if you are truly concerned with the noise just get the pullets for now and see where you want to go with it before commiting to the breed as a whole.
I will say OE are fairly easy to raise.

 

[chickenlover2251]

Great! I am happy to hear that Does anyone know where I could find OEG chicks? (I live in Florida) Thanks for your help!

 

[sjarvis00]

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Most have shut down breeding for the summer, they will start hatching male line birds again Oct-feb. and female line birds march-June.

I would suugest you look over the 40+ varieties that exist, find one you like preferably liking both the male or female of teh variety or both. based on what you like you should be able to locate some started birds very soon. There will be plenty at the shows available for purchase, and don't be shy about asking the exhibitors if they will sell the birds they are showing many will. Stick to 1 variety that you enjoy until you get the hang of it and know what to look for in a good bird. rasie them for at least a year to gain that experience as well then if you want to branch out into other varieties do so slowly so that you can do them justice.

 

[Lovesdisney]

Joining the thread to learn more about the oe. I was speaking to different people at the state fair yesterday. I was looking for birds for my kids to show and asking about various breeds. My daughter is 8 yrs old but she is 31 lbs (think 3 yr old size) and drives a power wheelchair. My kids have show silkies but they are a bit heavy for her to get in and out of the cage for showmanship. I ended up talking to the president of the local poultry association. He said old English and then took my daughter over and showed her and gave us 4 pairs!! They are red something and wheaten?

So we currently have a small flock some laying hens a couple Cochins and silkies. In the coop these guys are separate. Our current flock we let out for a few hours each night in our fenced 1/2 acre back yard. They all wonder around getting bugs and I put out scratch and they come running. I have very spoiled babies. How will these little fellas do? Or should I even consider letting them out once they settle in? They seem very flighty but once we catch them they settle right in. I know they will take time to settle in but I didn't know how they would do free range for a bit each night??

Thanks for any and all help

Beth

 

[leadwolf1]

I have two and they love to get out and free range with all the big guys...never had a problem

Good luck to your daughter...she's going to love her new little birds!

 

[bantiesrule]

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The OE will do very well both confined or in larger pens, I have several that are in 12x6 foot pens that will be all over you when you open the door and will stay with you until you remove them and put them up. I also have some in smaller 27 in x 30 in pens also with no issues. The males can a bit noisy if you have several, if you are truly concerned with the noise just get the pullets for now and see where you want to go with it before commiting to the breed as a whole.
I will say OE are fairly easy to raise.

The rooster do crow back and forth but I, myself, actually think the hens with their egg laying song make more noise. Not really more but it's a higher pitch or something. Or maybe just because it isn't as often. I work nights and the crowing doesn't bother my but the cackling sometimes wakes me up. Usually when they decide to lay in the cat box on the front deck, when the lay in the coop (like they are supposed to) I usually don't hear them. But no matter how noisy the ones you get are, you WILL fall in love with them. They are the friendliest, funniest, most adorable things!