Lavender Orpington Thread

[DevilsDenHen]

Oh and thank you!!

 

[WendyF]

You're very welcome. I looked at the female again, enlarging the pic, & I can definitely see the Lavender' translucence' in her color, as I like to call it. She doesn't hav amy of the 'smoky shadow effect' my blue hen has. It was hard to see on my tiny smart phone screen. I actually prefer the darker shade, I think it's very pretty! Do you have their parents, or did you purchase them from a breeder?

 

[DevilsDenHen]

Yeah my hubby likes the darker ones too. I do have their parents yes. But my hen has not laid all summer long.
I have another set of 8 week old chicks out of them that my bantam cochin hatched and raised.

They have just about out grown her lol

 

[Lacey1988]

My big boy Earl Grey has grown up so much these past months.

 

[gimmie birdies]

I got my lavender pullet from a breeder. She is very friendly. Her name is "Lydia".

 

[HerbGir1972]

We Purchased two sweeties (yet to be named since we are not sure on their gender) Last Month (We hope this is a pair like we first guessed)

and now we must choose from these
I think there are a couple Lavs, A couple Blues, and a Couple splash orps in there (with a few sex links and polish)
Gonna be a hard decision, can't afford to keep them all

These we're what We wanted when the chicken madness started,

 

[Faraday40]

Awwww! I miss having chicks already. (Winter's coming, so none are in our near future.)

Statistically, my hatch was exactly as planned. I wanted a Lavender Orpington hen. I had 4 eggs shipped, 50% hatched, 50% female, so I got my hen.

Here's an update:
Hatched Aprill 22, 2014
Tank: He's big & quiet. I did not plan on keeping him, but the hens could use a little hawk protection. He's staying as long as he doesn't give me a reason to get rid of him. (My last roo had a wonderful personality but was a loud & frequent crower. The neighbors enjoyed him, but my DH did not.) Tank crows 2-6 times in the morning when I let them out & that's about all. (Not 2-6 min, just 2-6 crows.) The only other time he may make noise is if something's wrong.


Cuddles: She's been my dream. No eggs yet, but we enjoy her personality. She a real lap chicken, & I taught her a few tricks. (She's been conditioned to peck at a red chip, so if I add other colors, she only seeks out the red. Then I added white centers with printed words to all the colored chips. Knowing she'll only peck at the red, I ask questions & have her pick my pre-chosen answers.)

Here she is overseeing the coop improvements.

 

[sarahandbray]

I have three Lavender Orp Roos who are 8-weeks old. I'm planning on keeping one and selling the other two. If I put the three pics on here, do you think you could help me decide? Personality-wise, they're all about the same (we have a flock of 42 chicks at the moment, all straight-run, and need to seriously start thinning them out, unfortunately!)

 

[sarahandbray]

(Guess I'm wondering what breed standard is for a Lav Orp--one has significantly smoother feather, one has more frizzle-ish feathers....)

 

[Faraday40]

I don't know about the standards b/c mine are just pets. I do know that there are American & English bloodlines and each has its own standard. The English Orps are bigger & fluffier. They look like they're wearing fluffy bloomers that touch the ground. The American Orps are smooth and perhaps a little more suited for the temp ranges we have here. I was told mine are a mix with more English bloodlines. I like the extra fluffy & round look. For me it's all about the personality, so it didn't matter. I do know that mine are maturing very, very slowly. The roo didn't crow until 22 weeks. (My last roo started at 8 weeks). My hen is now over months and still not laying.