Russian Orloffs

[ashandvine]

I know Mr Casper was heading something up but he isn't in here and for a while NCSprout seemed to be the go to in here. I fear there is at least another year or two of work to be done with my birds before I could consider it given that we haven't even agreed on a standard to go by yet.

 

[AutumnWinds]

Have to share my new babies:

10 mos old. They haven't went through their molt yet. Can't wait to see what they look like then!

 

[Rare Feathers Farm]

Okay, I took some very fast pics of my two roosters this morning...with my ipod. So they're not great...

Roo #1 (on the left) you can see the older roo has more white on his wings (con) and his body shape is slightly more squatty. However, he's got a wonderful disposition and a nice, full/clean white beard (pros).

Roo (Cockerel) #2 has less white on his wings and a better overall body type (pros). Cons--he is starting to give me the stink eye! LOL He also has more black in his beard. Both have bright yellow eggs are proven breeders.

 

[AutumnWinds]

I hate when they give you the stink eye!


I am very new to this breed and just happened to fall into them by luck! I figure I have a lot of reading up on them to be able to give any useful feedback on this forum.

 

[ashandvine]

Have to share my new babies:

10 mos old. They haven't went through their molt yet. Can't wait to see what they look like then!

Love that dark solid body. Wow. Nice type too. Share??

 

[MarinR]

Sorry if this has been addressed already on this thread.... I don't have a ton of extra time to sift through all the posts. But I just hatched two little spanged russian orloff chicks (LF) and I wondered if there are any early signs to watch for as far as sexing. I gather they are slow to mature. Just wondering how long before I start getting clues....

Thanks!!

 

[desertmarcy]

Sorry if this has been addressed already on this thread.... I don't have a ton of extra time to sift through all the posts. But I just hatched two little spanged russian orloff chicks (LF) and I wondered if there are any early signs to watch for as far as sexing. I gather they are slow to mature. Just wondering how long before I start getting clues....

Thanks!!

Last year I was pretty bad at it. It took me 5 months to figure them out for sure. Look for pointy hackle feathers. If they are getting spangling on their backs, I think those are pullets. My males have only had spangling on their breasts and a little on their sides. I have a 4 month old, the first one I hatched this year, that I swore was going to be a male because it acted so aggressive. But it is a pullet! She has developed beautiful spangling. She was raised with a bunch of Black Copper Marans, the first breed I started to hatch this year, and she stays aloof from them. Comes over to me when I go in and feed, follows me around the pen, makes a lot of vocalizations. Meanwhile the Marans are staying back or running away. What a difference in personality.

 

[AutumnWinds]

Love that dark solid body. Wow. Nice type too. Share??

I only have the one pair right now. Hopefully next year I will have eggs to share.

Crazy Story on these:

I managed to get really lucky with getting this pair. A lady was offering these for $10 a pair, but I guess no one knew what they were and didn't want them. A friend of mine went 3 hours one way to get these and some others. By the time she got there, the lady had changed her ad to FREE!!!

Luckily I have good friends that shared the Orloff Love!

 

[ashandvine]

Anyone have an RO without chipmunk stripes? I think I might have a cross here... :/

 

[RiddleMe]

Is it all yellow or darker brown without a stripe? I had all three in my batch, the e+/e+ (e wildtype) chick down is your standard chipmunk, the eb/eb is the chocolate brown and eWh/eWh is yellow. But i believe you can also have the stripe if they are eb/e+ (darker brown chipmunk) or eWh/e+ (lighter yellow chipmunk). Spangling can actually occur with any of these "e" alleles, so each could produce a spangled adult.I had actually posted a question earlier to see if anyone knew the "correct" base for the Orloff. Also one reason to track chick down, to see if a particular base produces a better adult coloration, including under color, and to know what base you are working with.

If you google "chick down phenotypes" you should find some good photos and articles.