Lavender Orpington project ....

[Beth G.]

Here is some updated pics of my boy Buster posing on the barn door, what a ham!! Too bad I'm terrible at pictures. What do you think of him guys? I'd love some feedback.

Thanks,
Beth

 

[buildingmyark]

I think he's fabulous! I can't hardly wait until my little lavs. hatch! I will be sure to post pics.

 

[Beth G.]

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Thank you!! He's a love!!

 

[Tony]

Beth G. :

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Here is some updated pics of my boy Buster posing on the barn door, what a ham!! Too bad I'm terrible at pictures. What do you think of him guys? I'd love some feedback.
Thanks,
Beth

Ewwww Beth!! WHERE did you get that rooster???

Lol, Just Kidding! He looks great. He`s quite the poser.

 

[Beth G.]

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Ewwww Beth!! WHERE did you get that rooster???

Lol, Just Kidding! He looks great. He`s quite the poser.

Gee I dunno let me think

Thats right it was you!! hahaha

 

[Newyorkrita]

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I candeled my eggs tonight as it is day eight and all eight are developing. Hurray. Now just to wait and candel again next week.

So it's a week later and seven out of eight are good for sure. The last I am not sure of, could be a quitter. I marked it and will check them all again just before lockdown on Wednesday as they should hatch next Saturday.

Well they are in lockdown. The one I thought was a quitter is for sure bad and it didn't make lockdown. I candeled again and four of them are really good, three are iffy. I marked the iffy ones but put them all in lockdown as I am not sure they won't hatch. So seven Lavander Orp eggs in lockdown tonight. Will be my second hatch but first Orps.

 

[Beth G.]

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So it's a week later and seven out of eight are good for sure. The last I am not sure of, could be a quitter. I marked it and will check them all again just before lockdown on Wednesday as they should hatch next Saturday.

Well they are in lockdown. The one I thought was a quitter is for sure bad and it didn't make lockdown. I candeled again and four of them are really good, three are iffy. I marked the iffy ones but put them all in lockdown as I am not sure they won't hatch. So seven Lavander Orp eggs in lockdown tonight. Will be my second hatch but first Orps.

crossing for you to have a very successful hatch. I put my eggs in lockdown this morning. Keep us posted please its sooo exciting plus when it comes to Orps its even more exciting!!!

 

[Newyorkrita]

Beth G. :

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Well they are in lockdown. The one I thought was a quitter is for sure bad and it didn't make lockdown. I candeled again and four of them are really good, three are iffy. I marked the iffy ones but put them all in lockdown as I am not sure they won't hatch. So seven Lavander Orp eggs in lockdown tonight. Will be my second hatch but first Orps.

crossing for you to have a very successful hatch. I put my eggs in lockdown this morning. Keep us posted please its sooo exciting plus when it comes to Orps its even more exciting!!!

I have little one already amost dry by this morning. It is cheeping away in there lonely for some company. It's early as Saturday is day 21.

 

[Beth G.]

Woohoo I hope the baby gets a friend soon. Can u post some pics?

 

[Cowgirlgrace]

I guess I don't know how to post pictures or I would of these chicks. I've tried but but doesn't seem to be much instructions and I am computer illiterate in many ways and need super easy instructions. Anyway. I just hatched out from 6 eggs, Lav roo over split hens and this is what I got. 1 pure lav, 1 yellow chick with a spot on its head ( mottled?). 2 normally marked black chicks and 2 all solid black chicks with brownish heads. These birds are in their own breeding pen so no crossing could have happened. My thinking is the solid blacks with brown are still black splits. Is there a range of colorings with Black Orpington split chicks? All I have hatched before are black with yellowish marking on face and chest. And from what I've read on this thread is that there is a possibility of mottled also depending on the line. The spot on the yellow chicks head could be either blue or black. Can't really tell at this point. Any thoughts on what it will look like? is it a mottled?