Post Pics Of Orps/ Orpingtons HERE

[Goose and Fig]

Bill I think you've got a marans in there?
Congrats on the babies though- I love having a few in the house this time of year- keeps the winter blues away.

 

[lildinkem]

No Marans. The father in the one with feathered legs is Harold. He has 1/8 Akers Buff Orp, 1/8 Meyer Hatchery Aussie Ameracana looking bird, 1/2 Exhibition Black Orp and 1/8 Speckled Sussex and 1/8 Terry brit Buff Orp which is a Tony Ewert line. Then the Blue Orp mother is great grand daughter of a pair of Blue I got from Bammachicken. Cochin is in there somewhere I figure. Funny how far that trait will be passed on down before you see one with it.

 

[Goose and Fig]

Oooh- I have had that happen with a fifth toe. Sometimes it'll just show up on one foot

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[lildinkem]

He will most likely be a cull. But I am curious to see how he grows out some. Whether he will have the Lemon Blue look or not. That is what you get with reccessive genes at play.

 

[rancher hicks]

The new PP mag has an article on Orps. It's very good.

 

[henney penny]

What is pp magazine?

 

[willowbranchfarm]

Doesn't pp mean practical poultry? I have one of those magazines.

 

[rancher hicks]

Doesn't pp mean practical poultry? I have one of those magazines.

Yes that's what it means. While I like to read it and "glean" what I can the Brits are very big on showing and lots of it pertains to that.

 

[FlockHappy]

These are such beautiful chickens! Are they good layers? Do you know about how many eggs they lay per year? Do they lay in the winter months? Are they gentle and good mothers?

 

[rancher hicks]

These are such beautiful chickens! Are they good layers? Do you know about how many eggs they lay per year? Do they lay in the winter months? Are they gentle and good mothers?

I'm not sure what you mean, however while the U.K. shows nice Orpingtons they are not good layers. In fact the magazine mentions that they are far from what they were originally developed for. It's the same with other show breeds.

Many of these were utility breeds bred for meat and eggs not for looking good running around the yard. PP mentions not to get Orpingtons if it's eggs your looking for. It's sad really sad.