The BANTAM ORPINGTON Thread

[Danny1]

Sorry about the above. I want eggs or chicks. Auto correct stinks!

 

[Faraday40]

I was wondering what chicken "shocks" were. I guess that's what you get when your significant other returns with more chickens! LOL

I think gold laced orps are fairly rare, so I'm not sure if there is such a bantam. I'm sure they'd be very, very pretty if you found them.

 

[Jillian12]

I'm looking for black bantam orpington hatching eggs or chicks. Any available? I'm in California. Thanks

 

[jeremy]

@Jillian12 I'll have Black & Chocolate bantams available in a few months, as the days get longer & my hens start laying more consistently.

I'm just a few hours north of you in Oakland.

 

[TurnedLuck]

Well my Bantam breeding program is coming together. I have some Blacks and Chocolates which go back to Orp Galore imports. And because of my good friend Greg Mignot, I have added some Clive Carefoot import blood; a pair of Blacks split to Mottle and a Wheaton cock over a Buff Columbian hen. I am so excited about the color possibilities from this group. I will also be working to add the Birchen pattern to my bantams which include the possibilities of Brown Reds, Lemon Blues as well as Silver Birchen in Blue and Chocolate. I can't wait to start hatching !!!!!!!! I still want to add a BBS line as well as Lavenders. Wish me luck and stay tuned...... I will have a FB farm page up soon.

 

[Lacy Blues]

Wow, you jumped in with both feet and are completely wet already! That was fast! Congratulations!

 

[TurnedLuck]

Well I already was set up with LF, so I knew what colors I wanted and what projects I wanted to work on. It was just a matter of finding stock. I still want to add Lavender and BBS. I have both lined up just waiting on chicks. No reason to hesitate with breding season already on us.

 

[Faraday40]

Has anyone used a bantam Orp as a broody? If so, about how many large fowl eggs can they incubate successfully?

 

[Sagetown]

Has anyone used a bantam Orp as a broody? If so, about how many large fowl eggs can they incubate successfully?

Sorry; I don't have any helpful data on this:
Although mine are finishing their first molt, they did go through a short broody period, but nothing really serious. My true bantams are the same age, and have hatched two clutches. It should be interesting what my Orps will do this spring.

 

[Caitlin_VT]

Has anyone used a bantam Orp as a broody? If so, about how many large fowl eggs can they incubate successfully?

Mine were ridiculously broody last year (as pullets). I never let them set any eggs, but they should be able to do the same number as Silkies or more. My Silkie successfully hatched and raised 3 LF eggs, but I would imagine that they could handle a few more.