Orpingtons - My Black and My Red Cockeral

[MissPrissy]

I wanted to show you my first hatch of this year of orpingtons I got as eggs from Tuffoldhen back in February of this year. They are 20 weeks old tomorrow

Curly was my baby. I helped him hatch and his big ole feet had problems from being stuck in the egg. He wore boots for a few weeks. After a while out in the big world his toes curled up and I couldn't fix them.

Curly 1 Day

Curly 20 weeks

Big Red was a mix baby from a blue orp roo over a buff orp hen. He was born instantly different from any of his hatch mates. Someone has plucked his tail feathers in the last 3 days.

He stood out like a sore thumb from day 1. Bless his little red headed self. I love him. He graduated to the main laying house and is the flock roo for now. I would like to breed him back to some black hens and see what color develops.

BigRed 1 Day

BigRed 20 weeks

These are the black cockeral and pullet and splash cockeral from the same hatch I plan to keep.

This is the other Blue in need of a new home

They are growing well. I am very lucky to have these. I am hoping TOh will give me some more eggs this fall with that same buff hen in the pen with her big blue roo. Flaming Red orps would be fabulous. LOL

 

[lost]

Their awesome

were did you get the boots?

 

[BeardedChick]

Holy Schmackeral! Curly is HUGE!!!!! I love the red guy, too. He's a beauty. I'd sure be proud to have a rooster like that in my barn.

 

[Bisqit&Gravy]

Wow, Curly is a big boy!! All of them are very nice looking

 

[Katy]

I love how Big Red is turning out. Nice color. That's too bad about Curly's feet. He's so pretty.

 

[Tuffoldhen]

Flaming red I reckon!!..That's one big bird....All those boy's are lookers...Curly sure is Handsome....it really is sad about his feet, he has a nice comb......fooie...

Here's hoping we have lots of buff eggs!...lol

That splash cockeral has nice markings...

 

[hinkjc]

I love Big Red..that color is awesome!

They are all handsome boys.

Jody

 

[dangerouschicken]

Good looking group, MP. I love that you are experimenting with them a little, snubbing your nose at science

 

[Tuffoldhen]

Jody the buff hen Bigred is out of was one of yours I hatched out...

 

[Mrs MIA]

OMG... Miss P! What beautiful looking boys you have!

Yes, too bad about Curly's toes... is that something that would be passed on, or is it going to keep him from passing on those genes? That would be so sad!
I wish I could take the Blue...