Post Pics Of Orps/ Orpingtons HERE

[trailblazn]

I am so excited. The Orps i am going to raise are hatching!!! Still waiting for about 6 more..... can anyone tell me are the light ones blue's or lavenders?

 

[mama24]

Yes be open to using another IF that one fill out more. The term that applies when breeding is "TYPE". You can correct most everything else over time. But it is very hard to build size quickly when breeding. Go to some APA shows. Find breeders of Blacks and ask them if they have any culls that look better. I bought a $20 Buff Orp cock last year from one of the best Orp breeders in the country and he has already given me better Buffs then I had before. You can get away with hatchery quality hens if yoy have an exceptional quality male in a breeding program. Do not be afraid to ask around.

It was pointed out to me in the Ameraucana thread that my Am cockerel is also too skinny. Then I was asked if they were free ranged. My chickens have full access to over 40 acres of pasture and woodland, and they go pretty far some days. So that might have something to do with how thin my cockerels are. They have access to free choice food, but they would rather scratch under trees most of the day. Just a thought. So maybe this guy will end up filling out nicely after all.

 

[naturespace]

trailblazn I would think they are Splash, but if you had lavender they are probably Lavs. My blues are really dark, but different lines could give you a lighter blue i guess. They are very cute.

are you going to try to feather sex them?
if you don't know what i mean, at 3:45 in this video it shows how to do it.

i think it only works on slow feathering breeds like Orps.

Let me know if you had success.

hope more pop out for you.

My Avatar has a Splash in the center and 2 blues between.

 

[galanie]

Feather sexing only works if the male is from a slow feathering strain while the hen is from a fast feathering strain. It does not work with Orps. I can tell you through experience that some Orp males are fast feathering while some females are slow feathering.

 

[lildinkem]

It was pointed out to me in the Ameraucana thread that my Am cockerel is also too skinny. Then I was asked if they were free ranged. My chickens have full access to over 40 acres of pasture and woodland, and they go pretty far some days. So that might have something to do with how thin my cockerels are. They have access to free choice food, but they would rather scratch under trees most of the day. Just a thought. So maybe this guy will end up filling out nicely after all.

Give him time. I would still look around till he matures

 

[trailblazn]

I'm going to try feathering sexing them tomorrow. Let you know if I can tell anything. I will have more pic of my other 4 that have hatched out today. Only a few more to go.

So the coloring on the chicks look very light to me. I was wondering if the blues are darker when they hatch or lighter?

Only one chick in there is from blues. The others are from lav splits. So I could get lavendar, blue, splash or black.

The one that should be a blue looks the same colors the other 3. So maybe they are all blue? I don't know!!!!

Help, maybe it will be easier as the days go on to tell their color.

 

[lildinkem]

Update on my issue.
NIFTY was very helpful. He says they have had problems with INTERNET EXPLORER and to get me thru this he said to upload MOZILLA FIREFOX. That did it!
THANK YOU NIFTY!!!!

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

We have switched to Google Chrome and have no more issues with any site.

 

[galanie]

I use Firefox and never did have any issues with the new site. Can't stand Internet Explorer.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

Yesterday our NPIP flock recertification was conducted. Passed with flying colors. We started with Orpington Bantams, then Wyandotte Bantams, before moving on to large fowl Orpingtons. When we started pulling out our males, the (cattle) inspector blurted out, "Those are HUGE! I have never seen any chickens this big before!"

Of course, we had him test our pair of "examples" first: a commercial hatchery Buff Orpington pair. When we do displays at our 4-H fundraisers and county fair we take this pair to compare with our exhibition Orpingtons. The difference is amazing up close and personal.

He kept asking, what breed is this? Orpingtons in Buff, Black, Blue, Splash, Self Blue, Gold Laced and chicks in White. Bantams in Buff, Black, Blue, Splash, Self Blue project, and chicks in White. Not as many as some of you, but the inspector was impressed. I decided not to tell him how many colors we could have had!