Mottled Orpington Egg Hatched - Close up photos - Julie

[MissPrissy]

I thought you might be interested in seeing this little chick that came out of my one mottled orp egg that hatched this week.

I took them outside today and let them play in the grass and sunshine.

This chick hatched out black with a buffish/yellow light down and some almost white down. You can just begin to make out on the face the buffish type coloring there.

The 2 different colors of wing feathers coming in is interesting.

Are the hens being bred to your mottled roo a true black or blacks from the blue/black/splash?

The painted nails are so I can identify it from the others. It does blend right in!

 

[speckledhen]

What a bunch of cuties! Julie is on vacation through most of April so not sure when she'll get a chance to answer the post.

 

[MissPrissy]

Thanks, Cyn. I wasn't sure how long she would be gone. I intend to document this little baby because I know she has expressed interest in how chicks from her mottled roo develop. Out of 5 eggs there were 2 that began to develop and 1 quit around day 18. This is the only one that hatched. It makes it kind of special.

 

[bumblebeehillschickenfarm]

i just went to tsc and let my daughter get 8 chicks and i dont know what kind they are. but the 6 look just like that one.i looked for baby chicks and they look just like black jersey giants. did you or someone get one mixed up!.

 

[MissPrissy]

I promise you there is no way TSC has a mottled orpington or a blue/black/splash orpington.

These chicks were hatched from eggs from a breeder of this specific type of orpington.

You won't find these in main stream hatchery chicks.

Different breeds of dark chicks can look similar.

 

[speckledhen]

Nope, no hatcheries sell these to feedstores, I promise. The only two in the U.S. that I know of that sell the straightrun chicks are sold out till the end of fall this year. And they are not cheap, either. None of the big hatcheries have them.

 

[Cetawin]

aaaawwwwwwwww I want that baby....all of the babies....I have plenty of room in the hot tub for em too.

MissPrissy thoughts are truly beautiful healthy looking babies. Well done to your mamas.

 

[debakadeb]

Such a pretty chick...can't wait to see the follow-up photos showing the growth. It has amazed me how quickly the chicks grow up.

 

[halo]

I have one of Julie's mottleds that hatched out a couple of weeks ago. Also has some white feathers like that. Im anxious to see how she grows out.

 

[Katy]

Ok...I'm jealous of your mottled chicks.....two tries and none of those hatched either time.