Isabel Orpingtons

[ahenchey]

Are Isabel Cuckoo and Isabel Orpingtons the same thing or different ?

 

[JedJackson]

Are Isabel Cuckoo and Isabel Orpingtons the same thing or different ?

Totally different varieties. Isabella Orps are very rare.

 

[JedJackson]

But it does seem that Isabel Orpingtons often have some barring, so in that way they are different from other breeds with that color pattern.

 

[ahenchey]

Totally different varieties. Isabella Orps are very rare.

That's what I thought . I bought and hatched isabel cuckoo Orpingtons, but the breeder told me the varieties were the same so I wanted to clarify

 

[JacinLarkwell]

@The Moonshiner.

 

[JedJackson]

That's what I thought . I bought and hatched isabel cuckoo Orpingtons, but the breeder told me the varieties were the same so I wanted to clarify

Maybe the variety is called cuckoo Isabel instead of just Isabel to account for the faint barring. But regular cuckoo and regular Isabel varieties are completely different.

 

[ahenchey]

So Isabel Cuckoo Orpingtons And Isabel Orpingtons are the same? I want to get eggs from another breeder but am trying to make sure I'm not getting something different.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

So to my understanding isabel is lavender partridge and isabel cuckoo is lavender crele (which would be lavender partridge with barring). It seems to me that almost every "isabel" bird I see online are actually isabel cuckoo though. My guess is that the meaning is a bit foggy. For the purposes of any buyer, the terms seem to be used completely interchangeably. I wish everyone would just pick a label for them instead of using both. It makes it quite confusing

 

[Weeg]

Maybe the variety is called cuckoo Isabel instead of just Isabel to account for the faint barring. But regular cuckoo and regular Isabel varieties are completely different.

Thats what I've seen. When I found them, I always saw them labeled Isabel Cuckoo.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

No. Isabel and Isabel Cuckoo, no matter which breed these colorations are in, are different. Isabel is Isabel, and Isabel Cuckoo is Isabel with barring.
Simple difference.