Lavender Orpington Thread

[Coupe]

Its a good solid name!!

 

[OrpieLover31]

Its a good solid name!!

Yep.... yes it is.... I guess thats what I'm going to stick with then.

 

[OrpieLover31]

OKAY! I think all of my chickens have been cured for the mystery infection! All of their swelling has gone down a lot if not all! And this morning Molly was already off the roost and ready to free range! I think they are all better now!

LETS CELEBRATE!!!

 

[pomchick3]

Is it normal for a lavender orpington rooster to grow golden colored feathers on his neck once he is full grown? Mine is huge!

 

[Coupe]

Orpie, glad to hear they all cleared up!! My coop needs a good spray down aswell. Been holding off for warmer weather.

Pomchick, my Lavs are not full grown yet, so i cant really say yes or no...but my guess is no. Doesnt sound purebred...i bought eggs of ebay and im starying to think mine arnt purebed either..they should have black legs and beaks..but mine are only kinda black ...maybe they just have to grow into it.

On another note ..i got my Silver spangled Hamburg roo today!! WOoooO!!!

 

[OrpieLover31]

Is it normal for a lavender orpington rooster to grow golden colored feathers on his neck once he is full grown? Mine is huge!

No, I do not think its considered "pure" if it has gold on him... A lot of Lavender Orpingtons have yellow coloring on their neck and tail feathers. I think its kinda weird that mine does not have any yellow on him at all! I think people are trying to get rid of the yellow feathering because its a defect? I cant remember, but I think I saw a person on Ebay talk about that a little. But Im not going to jump to conclusions... I would love to see some pictures of your Lavender Orpington.

 

[OrpieLover31]

Orpie, glad to hear they all cleared up!! My coop needs a good spray down aswell. Been holding off for warmer weather.

Pomchick, my Lavs are not full grown yet, so i cant really say yes or no...but my guess is no. Doesnt sound purebred...i bought eggs of ebay and im starying to think mine arnt purebed either..they should have black legs and beaks..but mine are only kinda black

...maybe they just have to grow into it.

On another note ..i got my Silver spangled Hamburg roo today!! WOoooO!!!

Dont forget to post pictures!

And trust me, your Lavender Orpingtons are pure!!!! They are very pretty. I don't know why you are so concerned about that. They look pure to me! And I cant wait to do a egg trade with you!!!

 

[Coupe]

How many weeks old should they start to lay? i put them in with the rest of the flock for now, just until the hens start to lay..then they will go into their own coop.

Ill go take pics of him right now!!

 

[Coupe]

He wouldnt hold still, still kinda freaked out..have him in a quarentine cage but its kinda small, so i gotta set up the hutch for him.

 

[OrpieLover31]

How many weeks old should they start to lay? i put them in with the rest of the flock for now, just until the hens start to lay..then they will go into their own coop.

Ill go take pics of him right now!!

Chickens usually start to lay when they are 6 or 7 months old! But it really just depends on the chicken itself. I have a chicken who didn't start laying until she was 8 or 9 months old!