Jubilee Orpington - Speckled Sussex -Heavy Graphics

[lildinkem]

Another neat thing may come out of the project when you take your F1's back to each other. With all them genes bouncing around I bet some cool looking birds can come out. I am just going to play with a few test hatches to see. Like a lottery ticket.

 

[wilds of pa]

lildinkem they are far beyond f1's, Our Jub's are f3's. Our Black mottles are f4's

 

[chook-in-eire]

Don't get me wrong. I love your project and your dedication. And I have visited your website a good few times for new pics. Very exciting.

What do you make of these two?

The one on the right, mated back to her father, yielded 3 boys, two much like Dad, one dark mahogany like a Speckled Sussex.
The genetics of these variations has me stumped. (eb v. ewh, Db?, Mh?, Co?)

More pics at http://www.flickr.com/photos/31018621@N00/sets/72157615630487442/

 

[lildinkem]

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Very cool! I am just starting. The girl has yet to lay. She is 6 months old. I am into it. At least I have a pair to play with. lololol

 

[crazyhen]

Oh how pretty. Gloria Jean

 

[Goose and Fig]

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OH they are BEAUTIFUL!!!!!!!

 

[jeremy]

Whenever somebody has type-y Diamond Jubilee Orps ready, sign me up! I'll hatch eggs or take chicks, I'm in love with those birds.

 

[kathyinmo]

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Gorgeous!

Are you in the USA?

 

[hudsonhousechicks]

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Oh my. Melba, Momo and Zephira were my favorites but they are always just beautiful!

 

[chook-in-eire]

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I'm in Ireland, Kathy. Sorry. I'd truly love to share these birds but it's illegal to send eggs, never mind birds, across the pond without a Mount Everest of paperwork, vet certs, cost, quarantine and what not. But it looks like 'wilds of pa' is well on his/her? way to creating them over there. I just love the colour, and they are really sweet birds too, like all the Orps, always under foot and easily tamed. Big laid back fluffies.

@hudsonhousechicks
Would you believe that Melba and Hobnob (the somewhat atypical one on the right in the photo above) are full sisters? The one on the left is "F1" out of my British rooster 'Birk' (RIP) and 'Undis' (RIP), one of the German hens who passed on her lovely chestnut ground colour. Birk has been replaced by an Undis son, so I hope he also passes on that good ground colour. It's harder to see in males as they are generally darker than the girls.

Ah, and Zapphira (Barnevelder), yes she is a beauty. She came from England (in egg form). I have been trying to get a daughter out of her, but failed to identify her eggs. Finally, this year, her 4th, I got a chick that is definitely hers, sired by her nephew. Not a girl though. Son Frankie is only a week old now but I'll try to hold on to him as a reserve rooster for the future.