Lemon Cuckoo Orpington Auction!

[wilds of pa]

soon i will test the waters on Our Pure USA LF Lavender Araucana hatching eggs using ebay and byc auctions, Our email has been packed with request for them, its almost insane at times...however price will be what the buyers want to bid..but starting low as usual..

its tough to set a price on something thats not readily available to folks..

 

[Shaffer]

Amy,
If you seriously are interested in making some Lemon Cuckoos contact me next year and I will sell you some pure bred LF Cuckoo hatching eggs and they won't be salty. You will need some LF buff Orps to breed them to. It should take about F3 generation since my Cuckoos are pure bred and not a PROJECTO.

 

[Goose and Fig]

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Aw, thanks Harry! I think I'm going to tinker with these lovely lav ameraucanas, and one other (really cool but secret) project for a while. I was this close to getting a 1 year old flock of lav Orps last week, but someone beat me to it. That just wasn't meant to be, I guess. Can't complain- I've got some great birds from great breeders

 

[justuschickens59]

Well, speaking from experience, importing birds/eggs from the UK is not cheap and there is a lot stuff that goes into it. It's not as simple as deciding "Hey, I want some Orps from the UK" and getting them the next day. It took us 1.5 years to find a breeder in the UK who was willing to work with us. There is a lot of paperwork and coordination involved and a lot of headache and aggravation. If you get eggs, trying to get them to hatch is a challenge. Out of all the eggs we got, and it was a lot, we only hatched 2 birds. Then getting them up to where they are laying and fertile. It is a lot of expense and there is a lot time and hard work invested. We started working on the process of importing our Blues and Blacks from England well over 2 years ago. To date, we have our original pair of 100% English and they just turned a year old on 06/05, and we only have four 100% English chicks. I guarantee that we have WAY more invested than $325...multiply that times 10 and it might be close.

However, that being said, I'm not trying to get rich off my pets. If I never sold another egg, or if Clementine never laid another egg, I'd be fine with that because my birds are first and foremost my pets. If I happen to make a little bit of $$$ to recoup some of the expense, that is a nice plus.

I love the English Orps....that is the satisfaction that I get out of having mine.

 

[Goose and Fig]

You are so lucky to have gotten a pair! I can't imagine having gone through that to get 2 roos. They are gorgeous!

 

[wilds of pa]

If you like the UK type and don't want to pay the price, then just cross more Lf Cochin into the Lf USA orps.
you will get more of the UK look down the road.
of course careful selection of proper birds for the next gen can take some grow out time. but you will see the more fluff results like in the uk's type.. its a sure thing...

If you look at the UK VS USA orps they really look more like a Cochin than what the original maker of orps wanted or as prescribed by the APA,aba ..

now if APA-ABA judges start picking UK looks over American in shows or were ever, they should then be removed from judging permanently until they fully understand the American version of the bird..

 

[justuschickens59]

I adore the English orps. I like the American orps too, don't get me wrong, but I just absolutely love the English orps. There are a couple of Orps that I don't particularly care for, English or American, and they are the White orps and the Lavender Orps.

I do have to disagree on them looking more like a cochin. Yes, there is a resemblance, but I do not believe it outshines the Orpington body lines and type. However, there is a difference in the English utility orpington and the English show orps.

My birds are just for a hobby and pure enjoyment and family pets, therefore, showing is not an issue to me. I love the English orps...that is why I got them. As long as my birds are happy and healthy, I'm perfectly content with that.

I guess it all just boils down to personal preference as to what type a person prefers and what they plan on doing with their birds.

 

[BamaChicken]

Joy I am in complete agreement with you on all aspects.

 

[Goose and Fig]

I would take the English over the American any day- but I don't show. I'd love to get my hands on some that are in-between. Plus I'm too busy using my Orps to increase size and fluff of EEs to breed them pure this year. Hoping to grow out some really orp-typed bearded EEs/OEs with blue undertones.

Does anyone have pics of full grown 1/2 English? I don't know if I've ever seen them advertised as that....

 

[justuschickens59]

These two girls, Minerva and Matilda, are about 1.5 years old now, so they are almost full-grown, but not quite. They are 50% English and are both just gorgeous birds. These are from Julie's beautiful Charlie. There is a HUGE difference between my two 50% girls and my US girls.

This is Minerva at about 1.5 years of age.

This is Minerva at about 1 year old

This is Matilda at about 1 year old

And Minerva at about 1 year old

This is Clementine at about 10.5 months old - she is 100% English

Clementine at a year old