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[Heron's Nest Farm]

Yes you can breed them. But remember putting a barred over a solid will get a mix of chicks, depending on the barring of your male. I could never get a female chocolate cuckoo when I ordered. I finally just made them and now I have plenty!

I love the chocolates and I am working on the silver laced chocolate! Their personality is amazing and they were the first LF English bird I got. After many generations my flock is finally amazing. I love working with the Orpington and my quest goes on to make new colors and have the existing ones.

Double Barred male over solid = single barred males and barred females
Single barred male over solid female = a mix of 25% of each possibility (double barred, barred, solid, single barred)

 

[PottiesBrahma]

[/IMG] They are lavander orps born in Jan 2016 the second picture is 10 months later

 

[davy123]

My choc orpington bantams

 

[WVduckchick]

My choc orpington bantams

how old? Beautiful coloring! I took a bunch of pics of mine today, will share tomorrow after I look at them all on the big computer.

 

[Heron's Nest Farm]

This is Elvis. He is super sweet and lovely. I have a young Lemon Cuckoo I am growing out right now from a separate blood line for genetic diversity in this pen. I just love roosters! Their vibrancy and friendliness makes me so happy.

 

[davy123]

how old? Beautiful coloring!

I took a bunch of pics of mine today, will share tomorrow after I look at them all on the big computer.

They are 1 and a half year old they are great orps I love them. Come new year I will start hatching eggs from them I can't wait. Did you get your photos up yet.

 

[WVduckchick]

They are 1 and a half year old they are great orps I love them. Come new year I will start hatching eggs from them I can't wait. Did you get your photos up yet.

Very pretty birds. I forgot about my pics! lol

I only have 1 adult now (one just got sick over the past couple of months, I put her down a couple days ago) but I got eggs from another member here and hatched some that are now 3 months old. One hen went broody and I gave her OEGB eggs. About a week later, I got the chocolate eggs. I put them in the incubator. About a week before they were done, the 2nd hen went broody, so I gave her half of the eggs from the incubator. I was able to combine all the chicks with the sister-mommas and they raised them all together, even the ones I hatched. They are all carrying chocolate. Unfortunately, I got a bunch of cockerels, but I still plan to breed them next spring. I also have a separate flock of lavender orpingtons!



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Mocha, the momma hen that I have left. She's almost a year old.

 

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[Faraday40]

That's one beautiful roo!