Red buff Orpington ?

[Pennychickens1]

i got some eggs on eBay that were suppose to be buff Orpington but the hen an rooster turned out to be very red?

 

[allosaurusrock]

Pictures?

 

[Pennychickens1]

 

[Pennychickens1]

 

[Sara Ranch]

Maybe a mix between buff and RIR? Or a RIR? It looks like there is some green/dark color coming through in the tail feathers.

My buffs are a strawberry blond color. My RIR are a dark red, with dark green (iridescent) black tail feathers, along with some dark red tail feathers.

 

[Lady of McCamley]

There are a kazillion colors for Orpingtons, so it is possible you got a red Orpington or a color tone not quite right for either, but still fully Orpington.

It is also possible, being an eBay seller, you got a mixed bird. If the breeder is not careful with her breeding pens, and a rooster hopped the fence, mishaps occur.

Here is the feathersite's link to Orpington (the breed) so you can see the different colors, including buff and red (and a host of others).

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGK/Orps/BRKOrps.html

I'm leaning towards mixed breed rather than mixed color. It's pretty tall in the tail for an Orp.

LofMc

 

[Pennychickens1]

Thank you it maybe dinner