Started Bantam Chocolate Orpington Pair

[ultasol]

I've seen the parents. The color is so rich, and the cockerel is gorgeous and OH so fluffy!

 

[Nava]

my flock is not vaccinated, would it be a bad idea to get chicks that are?

 

[ultasol]

Since Jean hasn't answered it,.. I might be able to (since I've talked a lot with her over the past couple years about vaccines) she uses killed vaccines. She can take her birds to shows without concern that they will contaminate non-vaccinated flocks.

 

[ultasol]

Sorry,.. so the simple answer is these chicks will be fine to integrate with an unvaccinated flock.

 

[RioLindoAz]

pips&peeps :

Yep, I have a couple with some stubs and yes, they come from the same lines as everyone elses that currently have them.

It just takes putting the right two birds together and wa la a genetic anomalie! I hope to change the cock bird soon, since I have a couple to choose from.

The ones with stubs would be great for breeding chocolate cochins or other feather legged birds.

I am trying to make these guys affordable to most people while still recouping what I put out for them. My main goal is to make some chocolate versions of a couple different breeds we already have in the US. I already have all the birds in pens and am just waiting on sexual maturity in the last two cockerels. I also don't want to be that "breeder" (and I use the term lightly) that goes out and makes a killing off of crappy lightly started birds in different breeds.

I have several years of breeding experience under my belt. I know what an off colored juvenile feather is, what a stub is, defects and DQ's, and the difference between a "breed" and a "variety". I am thankful to those that brought the birds in, but I really don't recognize them or some of the newest owners of the variety as breeders. It also helps that I have partnered with one of the best West Coast breeders of orpingtons to guide me.

I'm one of those unlucky few that doesn't know what the difference between a breed and a variety is. Do you mind elaborating please?

 

[turkeybreeder]

nice birds

jean always has really nice birds
your lucky

 

[pips&peeps]

Thanks Jen. The mareks vaccine does not spread bird to bird, so it is fine to mix these birds in an unvaccinated flock. The have been raised exclusively indoors and have had no contact with other birds. I feed and water them first then do the others.

Only a few hours left folks!

 

[pampered_poultry]

pips&peeps :

Yep, I have a couple with some stubs and yes, they come from the same lines as everyone elses that currently have them.

Hi Jean -

Nice looking chocolates!

Just wanted to mention that there are two lines of chocolates that are in the states. If I am correct myself and Greenfire are the only two breeders that have two different chocolate lines at the moment.

Take care,
Richard​

 

[ultasol]

I know there is at least one other line in the states that is now cleared with the USDA. I can't remember names or whatnot,..

All I know is what I've seen, and I don't count online pictures as you can't get a very good sense of the bird that way. The only ones I've gotten a 3-d look at are the ones here in the PNW.

 

[ChickenRonin]