The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[aveca]

really wonderful Roger..cant wait to see when mine start getting adult feathers. so much fun watching them grow and change.

Just a cheap shot of one of my splash pullets,

 

[galanie]

$3.00 is so cheap even the RIR coast more, would you sell for some price the english orp? think this way.

Wasn't planning on buying any.  I know where the good breeders are and that's where I got my girls from.  I was just wondering about the black carrying the blue gene.

I have been told many times that the "blue" gene works differently from choc and lavender.

Since:
Blue = a bird with 1 blue gene, and
Splash = a bird with 2 blue genes, then

Black = no blue gene.

In other words, a black is a black is a black. It won't throw blues unless mated to a blue or splash. There is no real "split to blue" - simply that this type of black does not have the gold enhancers, making them wonderful for breeding back to blues but not so much for raising pure blacks.

 

[rockinpaints]

Wasn't sure if it was appropriate to post the actual chicken funny, but if you'd like a smile you can read it here

Chicken Chuckle

 

[Orps]

I have been told many times that the "blue" gene works differently from choc and lavender.
Since:
Blue = a bird with 1 blue gene, and
Splash = a bird with 2 blue genes, then
Black = no blue gene.
In other words, a black is a black is a black. It won't throw blues unless mated to a blue or splash. There is no real "split to blue" - simply that this type of black does not have the gold enhancers, making them wonderful for breeding back to blues but not so much for raising pure blacks.

Sorry, I'm a newbie. What do you mean by "gold enhancers"?

 

[galanie]

True blacks have color genes besides black in them to enhance the black color. Usually one has either gold or silver. They select the gold to help with that beetle green sheen the feathers are supposed to have. In genetics it's not called an enhancer but something else, but they are selected that way to enhance the black. Silver is better for blues, obviously.

Disclaimer: I know almost nothing about genetics. Having some blues though and at one time a true black rooster, I needed to for sure find out about this.

 

[aveca]

True blacks have color genes besides black in them to enhance the black color. Usually one has either gold or silver. They select the gold to help with that beetle green sheen the feathers are supposed to have. In genetics it's not called an enhancer but something else, but they are selected that way to enhance the black. Silver is better for blues, obviously.
Disclaimer: I know almost nothing about genetics. Having some blues though and at one time a true black rooster, I needed to for sure find out about this.

Galanie, where does the purpeling come from that you see in some.( if you happen to know).. somone told me a while ago that it was too much green in the breeding shed..

 

[galanie]

I don't really know for sure. I've been told that it was from a "lack of proper black enhancers" but whether they were referring to gold or not, I don't know. I think that person was, but now my memory fails.

 

[thedragonlady]

Just a cheap shot of one of my splash pullets,

 

[jeremy]

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Originally Posted by BamaChicken

Sold this girl to my friend Christina last year.


Julie, that hen is just perfect in my book! She is amazingly beautiful.

 

[jeremy]

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Looking good GoPokes! =)