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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 Birk has been replaced by an Undis son, so I hope he also passes on that good ground colour.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.
Good for you! Not worth the risk
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 Birk has been replaced by an Undis son, so I hope he also passes on that good ground colour.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.
Good for you! Not worth the risk
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