The BANTAM ORPINGTON Thread

[Lacy Blues]

Honora, I noticed that you live in the SF bay area. Are you allowed to have roosters there?

I only ask because you have blues and splashes. I live in northern Nevada so meeting up if you need to, is a possibility. Let me know please?

 

[Honora]

Honora, I noticed that you live in the SF bay area. Are you allowed to have roosters there?

I only ask because you have blues and splashes. I live in northern Nevada so meeting up if you need to, is a possibility. Let me know please?

I will only be keeping a few pullets so the rest of the chicks will need to find new homes. Are you looking for boys? Most of my chicks I am still not sure what they are, but I am pretty sure I have at least 1 blue & 2 black cockerels.

 

[Lacy Blues]

Well, I would like to have a pair of splash if you have a pullet available. That would be ideal. That would help me with my blue project.

 

[Honora]

Ah, unfortunately I only have 2 splash chicks & my son wants to keep 1 of them. I think my son's chick is a pullet but the other I am not sure about yet.

I heard you can usually tell by 6 weeks, right?

 

[Lacy Blues]

I am not sure. Orpingtons are harder for me. With my Andalusians, I can generally tell within 3 weeks, but I've been raising them a lot longer.

I have two blue roosters, two blue hens (that aren't laying) one blue pullet who IS laying, and another blue pullet who is not laying yet. If one of your splash turns out to be a rooster and you want to rehome him, please think of me? A pair would be ideal but I wouldn't take one from your son.

Maybe one of the blue roosters too... depending on how they turn out.

 

[Faraday40]

With my LF Orps, I notice that the boys grow feathers more slowly. The combs are of course the big give-away around 4-6 weeks old. Not sure if it's the same with bantams.

 

[Caitlin_VT]

The combs are the biggest giveaway for sexing. I would say by a month you should be pretty sure, 6 weeks at most.

 

[jeremy]

Pretty little Mauve pullet.

 

[Peanutsmomma]

You are right Jeremy, she is a pretty little thing. Her coloring makes her look so delicate.

 

[inezbouley]

Hello! Starting black orpington bantams myself and I'm so excited!
Anyone know which club I should join?