Show me your English Orpingtons!

[MommyGirl]

Just a breed that I’m interested in maybe getting a couple. Would love to see everyone’s pics

 

[Painted Calls]

@ColtHandorf

 

[ColtHandorf]

I just grabbed pics of my Hatching Catalog, it was easiest to grab from.

You can see more pics on my thread here:

Fairy Tail Farms

 

[MommyGirl]

I just grabbed pics of my Hatching Catalog, it was easiest to grab from.

You can see more pics on my thread here:

Fairy Tail Farms

Oh wow you got all kinds of them. They are beautiful! Thank you

 

[MommyGirl]

Also are they bigger than regular Orpingtons?

 

[ColtHandorf]

Oh wow you got all kinds of them. They are beautiful! Thank you

Thank you.

Also are they bigger than regular Orpingtons?

As far as appearance, yes, definitely. I've never butchered any to see if the weights are vastly different between American and English Orpingtons, but I can definitely see a difference between them and the American Lavender Orpingtons that are commonly sold.

 

[MommyGirl]

Sorry one other question. I’m in Georgia so do they do ok with the heat?

 

[ColtHandorf]

Sorry one other question. I’m in Georgia so do they do ok with the heat?

I have not had issues with mine in the heat until last year. I'm in Texas and we were in a drought and temps regularly were over 100-110 here. They suffered a lot. But not just them. All the birds. I make sure they all have shade and usually run a sprinkler for an hour or so over their yards so they can cool off in the damp dirt. They aren't a big fan of standing in shallow water to cool off like some birds.

 

[MommyGirl]

I have not had issues with mine in the heat until last year. I'm in Texas and we were in a drought and temps regularly were over 100-110 here. They suffered a lot. But not just them. All the birds. I make sure they all have shade and usually run a sprinkler for an hour or so over their yards so they can cool off in the damp dirt. They aren't a big fan of standing in shallow water to cool off like some birds.

Thanks for all the info

 

[ColtHandorf]

No problem.