orpington color *blue*

[nicalandia]

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Here is my blue Orp Roo at 6 months. He has so much maturing to do, but the lacing is there already. Your boy is gorgeous, I would use him just for type, and cross fingers and toes that bred to Black you would get the lacing that is preferred. But then I am new in this chicken stuff myself, so guess its your choice.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/71338_prince.jpg

Nice... are the Blue Orps supposed to be "Laced" as andalusians?

 

[LilQtBear]

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Here is my blue Orp Roo at 6 months. He has so much maturing to do, but the lacing is there already. Your boy is gorgeous, I would use him just for type, and cross fingers and toes that bred to Black you would get the lacing that is preferred. But then I am new in this chicken stuff myself, so guess its your choice.
https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/uploads/71338_prince.jpg

Wow he sure does have lacing...i do you have any other shots of him, like side or front/side?

Yea I went to poppycreek farms web site where blue steel comes from and her blues are colored correctly and there splash roo is propper color too but I did read she puts her blue and splash roos over blue and splash hens I think maybe this is where he lightened?​

 

[nicalandia]

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that is a good assessment. dark blues are obtain from Blue x Blacks..

 

[LilQtBear]

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that is a good assessment. dark blues are obtain from Blue x Blacks..

Yes now I need to try and get more blacks, just hatched what appears so be 3 blues a splash and black from bargin...must find more blacks..

 

[RedReiner]

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Nice... are the Blue Orps supposed to be "Laced" as andalusians?
http://i1085.photobucket.com/albums/j437/nicalandia/azules202010200202.jpg

they should be laced exactly like the pic of the blue roo in risingstars post. the UK has orps that are laced with a wider lace like the andalusians. gold laced black