The BANTAM ORPINGTON Thread

[Honora]

So sad...just lost my beautiful black hen, Paloma. She got into a rat trap that my husband thought was inaccessible. She was really sweet and friendly & my daughter used to bring her inside sometimes to eat the crumbs under the kitchen table. She was a great mom, also. R.I.P. Paloma.

 

[WVduckchick]

oh dear! @Honora so sorry for your loss. she was a beauty!!

 

[Sara Ranch]

I'm sorry for you loss!

It's a lesson for all of us to know...

 

[Faraday40]

So sad...just lost my beautiful black hen, Paloma. She got into a rat trap that my husband thought was inaccessible. She was really sweet and friendly & my daughter used to bring her inside sometimes to eat the crumbs under the kitchen table. She was a great mom, also. R.I.P. Paloma.

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Oh No!

So sorry for your loss. I know you really loved that spunky, little, broody machine.

 

[DuckPro]

This is my face reveal not lying

 

[MelanieN]

I am looking for black bantam orpington hatching eggs.

 

[tkh159]

Hello all! So something I have to ask is why are these orpington bantams so hard to find? We currently have black orpington bantams and cannot find anymore blacks.

We live in the US and after several searches and many emails to breeders we are still empty handed.

To mix things up a bit we are still trying to find out if lavender, blue or self blue exist in a orpington bantam? We have seen standard sizes of those colors mentioned but not bantam.

So any leads on where we can purchase any of the colors mentioned? Any information is much appreciated.

 

[Ponyfeather]

I have had the same problem I was supposedly going to get a couple a few years ago but the whole thing fell through sadly. I have found a few hatchery that sells the buff bantams but they're only straight run sadly.

Though I want orp bantams enough that I'll take the risk. Hopefully, I get at least a 2 hens when I order.

 

[tkh159]

Surely some owners of them are still active on the form and might be able to tell others where they get there's

 

[Faraday40]

To make it even more difficult, try to find an English Bantam Orp. They are so round & fluffy! Mine looks like she has no feet because her fluff just glides across the ground as she walks. She has the typical orpington waddle-run, but it's a quick waddle. It's like watching a video of a LF orp run in fast forward. LOL I just adore my "Cookie". Beware: they can and will go broody often. My bantam orp can fit about 30-40% more eggs under her than our silkie. I looked around last year and agree that for some reason bantam orps are tough to find. In 2014, I got Cookie as a "bonus egg" from a breeder in NC who has since closed. (It was called Coastline Poultry. Perhaps someone local bought her stock.)

Here's a pic when Cookie decided that all 25 LF chicks were HERS: