Look At Skye's New Plumage...Blue Orp Hen

[speckledhen]

You remember my Skye, Suede's older wife? Well, Skye molted and came in a much different shade of blue...plus now, she's positively variegated! She's a new breed called a "patchwork quilt Orpington", LOL. She's actually darker than the pic shows, but you can see her unusual pattern. The last pic is one of Suede's younger wives, Dusty. We were doing butt-fluff trims today so took a couple shots.
The Original Skye:

The New Skye, post molt:

Dusty:

 

[halo]

Isnt that gorgeous!?!?

 

[CityClucks]

Beautiful bird!

 

[speckledhen]

It may be bad for showing, but I love her new look! She is much darker than Smoky and Dusty.

 

[BamaChicken]

I have one that molted out the very same color. She is darker than she was. I love the way she looks.

 

[speckledhen]

Thanks, Julie. She sure did surprise me, changing color like that. Very cool! BTW, Julie, when I trimmed butt fluff today, OMGosh, Skye is so massively fluffy, no wonder her eggs werent fertile! She is my most typey Blue Orp girl.

 

[sara]

Well she sure looks neat now.

 

[Katy]

Very pretty. I've got a couple that look very much like that....they're my favorite ones.

 

[MissPrissy]

I have a couple that feathered out like that. They are from Bonnie and Mosby. IN fact there are 3 of them in the same pen.

Very pretty she is.

I think the orps are the cutest chicks ever but once you get some more mature hens you see what a orpington hen should look like. I think at 2 years they just start to hit their peak of beauty.

 

[scgamecock]

Absolutely beautiful.Oh how I wish!! BTW Velvet is George's mother.