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You are correct. Black Orp to White Orp to make your White splits.

 

[Homegroanacres]

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What a diverse bunch of colors you have- but they are all beautiful in thier own right. And they're all split for white?

Yes all are split to white

 

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These are 100% Orpingtons. There is no other breed in them so, no mutts

Color is the only difference. Dune, Sport Buff and Cuckoo are some of the
color options. none of course are able to be shown, just a step in a process

Pick the correct colors to breed together and you get all White Orp's

Some will be kept for other color projects and some will be culled.

John

 

[HenThymes]

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These are 100% Orpingtons. There is no other breed in them so, no mutts

Color is the only difference. Dune, Sport Buff and Cuckoo are some of the
color options. none of course are able to be shown, just a step in a process

Pick the correct colors to breed together and you get all White Orp's

Some will be kept for other color projects and some will be culled.

John

Hi John, glad to see you.

Your group is looking good, are you going back both ways to improve your black and then your white??

For those that may not know, crossing black and white has been done for a very long time with poultry. I have not done it (yet) but I hear that putting a white into your blacks every so many generations helps keep the black a nice rich black and your whites nice bright white to keep the yellowing out. You breed back to black or white depending on what you are going for and just cull as needed.

Thanks for sharing John.

 

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And I see Dun in John's split Orps. You can get Dun Orps too. And they would be 100% Orps from top quality EXHIBITION lines. Congrats John with a great starter flock!

 

[Homegroanacres]

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Well (kicken the dirt) Ah shucks Bill thanks!

As you already know these are just a few of my flock..

and boy does the feed bill show it.
It is hard to believe that none are much more than 6 months old. The oldest being my BO's which are really looking nice and just starting to lay eggs

My Buff Orpington’s came from Bob Coulter, through a lady in CA, by purchasing hatching eggs. Bob is\\was from Minnesota. Bob had this line since 1972, getting them from a former partner and friend, Rolla Henry of Mercer, MO. Rolla got his direct from Dr. Lewis Clevenger, Princeton, MO. This line goes back more than 60 years. Darn near as old as I am. Its a wonder they don't come with
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HenThymes wrote:

Hi John, glad to see you. Your group is looking good, are you going back both ways to improve your black and then your white??

Hi Tricia

Nice to see you also..thanks for the complement

In time I will do both.

Just too muddy the color issue futher (ok so I like to stir the pot a bit)

I have a pen with a Lemon Cuckoo Roo, Lemon Cuckoo pullet, two White pullets and two Blue pullets. I also have a huge Splash Roo that I will be takeing a Buff hen to, just to see what comes of it. All will
be 100% Orp's,

culling will be heavy for sure.

John

 

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Well (kicken the dirt) Ah shucks Bill thanks!

As you already know these are just a few of my flock..

and boy does the feed bill show it.
It is hard to believe that none are much more than 6 months old. The oldest being my BO's which are really looking nice and just starting to lay eggs

My Buff Orpington’s came from Bob Coulter, through a lady in CA, by purchasing hatching eggs. Bob is\\was from Minnesota. Bob had this line since 1972, getting them from a former partner and friend, Rolla Henry of Mercer, MO. Rolla got his direct from Dr. Lewis Clevenger, Princeton, MO. This line goes back more than 60 years. Darn near as old as I am. Its a wonder they don't come with
canes

John

Oh yeah I remember her selling some eggs in the beginning of the year. Bob is the best! I wish he would get back into Orps.

 

[HenThymes]

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Well (kicken the dirt) Ah shucks Bill thanks!

As you already know these are just a few of my flock..

and boy does the feed bill show it.
It is hard to believe that none are much more than 6 months old. The oldest being my BO's which are really looking nice and just starting to lay eggs

My Buff Orpington’s came from Bob Coulter, through a lady in CA, by purchasing hatching eggs. Bob is\\was from Minnesota. Bob had this line since 1972, getting them from a former partner and friend, Rolla Henry of Mercer, MO. Rolla got his direct from Dr. Lewis Clevenger, Princeton, MO. This line goes back more than 60 years. Darn near as old as I am. Its a wonder they don't come with
canes

HenThymes wrote:

Hi John, glad to see you. Your group is looking good, are you going back both ways to improve your black and then your white??

Hi Tricia

Nice to see you also..thanks for the complement

In time I will do both.

Just too muddy the color issue futher (ok so I like to stir the pot a bit)

I have a pen with a Lemon Cuckoo Roo, Lemon Cuckoo pullet, two White pullets and two Blue pullets. I also have a huge Splash Roo that I will be takeing a Buff hen to, just to see what comes of it. All will
be 100% Orp's,

culling will be heavy for sure.

John

I love to dabble with my orps too but yes the feed bill can be a killer

, that's why I do it with bantam orps instead, less space and better on the feed bill.

 

[Homegroanacres]

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Well (kicken the dirt) Ah shucks Bill thanks!

As you already know these are just a few of my flock..

and boy does the feed bill show it.
It is hard to believe that none are much more than 6 months old. The oldest being my BO's which are really looking nice and just starting to lay eggs

My Buff Orpington’s came from Bob Coulter, through a lady in CA, by purchasing hatching eggs. Bob is\\was from Minnesota. Bob had this line since 1972, getting them from a former partner and friend, Rolla Henry of Mercer, MO. Rolla got his direct from Dr. Lewis Clevenger, Princeton, MO. This line goes back more than 60 years. Darn near as old as I am. Its a wonder they don't come with
canes

HenThymes wrote:

Hi John, glad to see you. Your group is looking good, are you going back both ways to improve your black and then your white??

Hi Tricia

Nice to see you also..thanks for the complement

In time I will do both.

Just too muddy the color issue futher (ok so I like to stir the pot a bit)

I have a pen with a Lemon Cuckoo Roo, Lemon Cuckoo pullet, two White pullets and two Blue pullets. I also have a huge Splash Roo that I will be takeing a Buff hen to, just to see what comes of it. All will
be 100% Orp's,

culling will be heavy for sure.

John

I love to dabble with my orps too but yes the feed bill can be a killer

, that's why I do it with bantam orps instead, less space and better on the feed bill.

Wonder if there will ever be a MINI Orp!?!?

Maybe half the size of a bantam,

Call it a Pocket Orp

Sounds like something I would go for.

John

 

[HenThymes]

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I love to dabble with my orps too but yes the feed bill can be a killer

, that's why I do it with bantam orps instead, less space and better on the feed bill.

Wonder if there will ever be a MINI Orp!?!?

Maybe half the size of a bantam,

Call it a Pocket Orp

Sounds like something I would go for.

John

I do have a few from my projects that are pretty small. Don't tempt me - you may be into bantam orps before you know it!!