Lavender Orpington project ....

[feathers4fun]

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Haha, it just cracks me up when they're first starting to crow. We have a few young fellas in the barnyard doing this as well.

 

[suntex01]

Are there any bantam Lavenders available right now?
Or are they LFs?
I'm kinda new to chickens...but I really like the Lavender Orps.
Would prefer it in Bantam size, unless LF hens aren't too big.
Also is there a place I read more about lavender Orpingtons in detail?



Thanks

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

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Some are working on the bantams, but have not heard where they are in developement.

If you want more meat and potatoes about the Lavender aka Self Blue Orpingtons check out the HincJC Mountain thread

Development of USA Lavender Orpington

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=5036787#p5036787

 

[OSUman]

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I think there are some bantams in development just like the LF.

 

[HenThymes]

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I think there are some bantams in development just like the LF.

 

[jeremy]

I'm pretty sure there are some UK bantam Lavender Orps in the US now, too.

 

[HenThymes]

As much as I love the UK bantam orps they just won't work for me.

Seeing that they are already bigger than the American bantams (who most are already a tad too large) the UK orps will just create more problems for those of us who are breeding to standard to show them.

Though I may like one or two just as yard candy.

 

[spish]

my european lav orp - Saartje (i think shes also barred or cuckoo?)

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

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There is a listing on BYC for a Chocolate Orpington Bantam male. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=602381

This guy is about 4-5 months old and is huge. He was the youngest of the cockerels I received. I wouldn't really categorized him as a bantam, but that is what he was sold to me as. He now weighs 5 lbs 9 oz and should top out at around 7 lbs or more according to my orpington sources.

This is suppose to be a bantam, yet may reach 7#. This would be great in a Chocolate large fowl project in any breed. But is not a bantam. We are now using a digital scale in all of our Orpington and Wyandotte Bantam programs. We must keep good type, but get the size down. We are now only keeping males with smaller weight, but good type. So many of the Orpington Bantams at Crossroads were extremely large. Yet the judges tend to pick the larger ones. I am hearing this about other breeds as well: Cochin, Wyandottes etc. Once judges start picking a trait that is not to Standard, breeders start breeding for that trait. as Orpington bantam breeders we need to be responsible and breed to the SOP.​

 

[HenThymes]

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There is a listing on BYC for a Chocolate Orpington Bantam male. https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=602381

This guy is about 4-5 months old and is huge. He was the youngest of the cockerels I received. I wouldn't really categorized him as a bantam, but that is what he was sold to me as. He now weighs 5 lbs 9 oz and should top out at around 7 lbs or more according to my orpington sources.

This is suppose to be a bantam, yet may reach 7#. This would be great in a Chocolate large fowl project in any breed. But is not a bantam. We are now using a digital scale in all of our Orpington and Wyandotte Bantam programs. We must keep good type, but get the size down. We are now only keeping males with smaller weight, but good type. So many of the Orpington Bantams at Crossroads were extremely large. Yet the judges tend to pick the larger ones. I am hearing this about other breeds as well: Cochin, Wyandottes etc. Once judges start picking a trait that is not to Standard, breeders start breeding for that trait. as Orpington bantam breeders we need to be responsible and breed to the SOP.​

Jim you do have to keep in mind that sometimes things happen and you cannot always control it and you do get those over/under size. The choc you are referring to probably is a true bantam just ended up way too much on the big side as she states. I see it all the time in dogs and even horses as well as chickens, sometimes you just can't control genetics they will do what they want. I have seen massive quality halter horses produce teeny tiny offspring that would never make it in the halter horse world. I have seen two 13" dogs produce offspring that are over 20" tall and out of class for their breed. I have even seen short people who's children end up over 6"+ feet tall!! It just happens......