The BANTAM ORPINGTON Thread

[Majestic Lane Poultry]

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Yep...just put two drops of food coloring in the hens vent. The eggs come out color coded.

 

[onafixedincome]

For how long? I mean, two drops a day, or??

Thanks!

 

[Majestic Lane Poultry]

Reapply when the color is almost faded out.

 

[HenThymes]

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To answer a couple of your other questions, you can find the 'standard" for the bantams through the American Poultry Association and the Standards of Perfection poultry book.

As for the offspring with mamma, start by looking at feet, do they are right right number of toes? What color are the chicks ie: buff,black,blue,ect., their leg color, their soles (orps should have white soles? Those are all good ways to narrow things down.

We would love to see pics, we love bantam orp pics here.

 

[HenThymes]

On another note, thought I would share a picture of my gorgeous pullet. She is from my mille fleur project but happened to turn out mottled oh and did I forget to mention she is buff mottled!!!!

Her mottling is coming in stronger and stronger everyday, can't wait to see her finish out.

Ps- Just hatched out a "fat", I mean fat little blue yesterday, hoping for more of that gorgeous lacing my 5 month old pullet has. Wait it gets better.... my buff's started laying again yesterday too after a 3 month hiatus.

Lets just say that egg is already in the bator.

 

[juliette2009]

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Boy, she IS pretty! Please keep those pics coming!

Juliette

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

Last Saturday at the Arkansas Backyard Meetup Sale Roy Autry brought my daughter a real lovely splash Orpington Bantam male. She is thrilled with him. So we no longer need a male for our B/B/S Orpington Bantams. Will post photos in a few days.

 

[Majestic Lane Poultry]

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I wanna see...I wanna see

 

[tazcat70]

X 2

 

[lvchicken]

I'm getting three buff in less than 2 weeks!!!!!! I'm SO excited!!!!!!