Post Pics Of Orps/ Orpingtons HERE

[Johnn]

Thank you Johnn. I showed some of your photos to my friend who took these photos. She was really impressed with your photos !

That's nice to hear , you will have to thank her for me!

 

[aveca]

That buff hen is postcard pretty Vickie..Monty is high wide and handsome..

 

[Johnn]

I have just looked through some old pictures and found some which shows the behaviour of Bella's mother:






Those were both 2 innocent hens...

 

[Lori S]

5 of my buff six at 10 days old.

 

[galanie]

For those asking to see the difference in English Orpingtons and SOP Orps, here are a few photos Of 100% English, and 50% birds bred to the APA SOP. !00% English Pullet at 6 mos. By Monty. 50% Pullet by Monty, bred to a SOP hen, at 6 months. She will be shown. The Pest was determined to get her picture taken. All these taken by my talented friend who had never photographed birds before , Melissa Hinson. Monty, 1 Yr old 100% English, the sire of Moose, in back, at 6 months whose mom is a SOP hen. I can't wait to see just how big Moose will get !

They are really pretty!

 

[galanie]

OOps double post

 

[thedragonlady]

Thanks Sarah ! Here's a photo of Moose's head. I like this comb ! Monty has been a miracle worker on combs.

 

[galanie]

Thanks Sarah ! Here's a photo of Moose's head. I like this comb ! Monty has been a miracle worker on combs.

Yes! Harry's comb is nearly perfect too. The big lug.

 

[chicksooner]

Buff and Blacks

 

[lildinkem]

Bill also, those Lemon Cuckoos have to be getting their barring from their mother, since they look to be males. Are you taking any Buff sports over whites?

Yes Jon I did last year take Harry's White Orp cock to 2 of my 4 Buff Sport girls. Out of all the offspring last season from that combo only one has any indication of the Buff color. He is a nice size White cockerel I have in with one of the single comb White Wyandotte girls and 3 of his sisters.
The only possible way these Lemon Cuckoos can be getting barring from any other female other then these Buff pullets is from the Columbian girl and the Cuckoo male. Since they hatched, I have moved the Buff pullets that I suspected were the mother to a pen to one of my better Buff cockerels from last season. The first year I had Harry's Cuckoo cock I hatched I took him to one of my Black BUSTOFF daughters and hatched out Cuckoo pullets. I guess your saying the Buff pullet has to have the Cuckoo gene but apparently the Black pullet when taken to a Cuckoo male does not. Very interesting.