The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[oldorchardfarms]

I have the same issue!!! I bought a choc trio from them and my roo is barred for sure. I haven't contacted them yet thinking it would change but he's actually getting more barred. Let me know what they say, if they ever do.

stress barring?

 

[aveca]

Neither of their mothers have missed too many meals ! The photo was taken just before I marked the 100% EBOs with their black yarmulkes.

i could tell by the nice straight toes momma was eating good..great bone development on the little ones

 

[aveca]

stress barring?

A feather we could say is like a fingernail..it shows an illness or chemical exposure or just about anything in ridges in the fingernail..even a very mild illness . drs look at the fingernail to say there was an illness at some point buy the ridges, the feather as growing sometimes it is purley genetic to develop barring no illness involved which is the case most times but on occasion even a very mild stress or illness can change the growth structure of the feather for that period causing a barr..

I have 2 young birds that were attacked by weasle ..the stress of the event combined with long exposure to antibiotics one had quite severe infection cause just a little stress barring on growing baby wing feathers it was very faint but there..none on body..as they grew and wing feathers were replaced with next set, no barring..back to what would be normal for this breed.

 

[galanie]

Neither of their mothers have missed too many meals ! The photo was taken just before I marked the 100% EBOs with their black yarmulkes.

Nice looking babies! I always want to hug them lol. But they really don't like it.

 

[galanie]

Beautiful critters everyone! Rebel Yell, he's gonna be huge. Look at those feet! thedragonlady, Those golden beauties make me drool! Love the hen Happymtn! Renie, nice girls!

 

[oldorchardfarms]

A feather we could say is like a fingernail..it shows an illness or chemical exposure or just about anything in ridges in the fingernail..even a very mild illness . drs look at the fingernail to say there was an illness at some point buy the ridges, the feather as growing sometimes it is purley genetic to develop barring no illness involved which is the case most times but on occasion even a very mild stress or illness can change the growth structure of the feather for that period causing a barr..

I have 2 young birds that were attacked by weasle ..the stress of the event combined with long exposure to antibiotics one had quite severe infection cause just a little stress barring on growing baby wing feathers it was very faint but there..none on body..as they grew and wing feathers were replaced with next set, no barring..back to what would be normal for this breed.

It sounds to me there are sevral cases of this popping up with purchase's from greenfire i know of at least 3 so that would lead me to belive it is from a genitic standpiont,If there are to many brother sister mating's in a flock the inbreeding will show significant changes from dormant genes that will randomly show up.I have personally asked them about there breeding program, for there tolbunt project and personally would not do it the way they are chosing imo,my great grandfather was one of the people in ny who worked on developing the wyndotte,i learned from my grandfather and father the best linbreeding of poultry.and they never breed brother 2 sister a 2nd generation on a new color project that's just what i was taught,it was better to take it longer and slower to produce the best bird,than inbreed generation to generation to get things finished and out the door.I am not stating greenfire does not know how to breed poultry and is just out to make a buck,I am just stating my opinion on what i was taught and learned over my 26 years of raising poultry.Like my daddy said let the birds do your talking.

 

[vebyrd36]

Everyone has very nice looking birds. OldOrchardsFarms I think you have a point. Honestly the things I have learned with my longtime breeds I'll take that knowledge and use with the Orps. I sure don't want something weird to pop up. VIVI

 

[aveca]

Love the blk in your avatar VIVI

 

[rockinpaints]

OK, the verdict is in! He's a SHE! We got our first egg from her today! These pictures are about a month old, she sure is a BIG girl and super fluffy. I'll post new pics after the hurricane.....We won't get the blunt of the storm but will get winds and rain all week. All of you directly on the east coast in harms way please BE SAFE!

OK, now someone has me thinkin..........So, just for fun, is this a pullet or roo? She/he is 24 weeks. I always thought pullet ( I have never seen her crow or lay an egg so no help there).

 

[thedragonlady]

OK, the verdict is in! He's a SHE! We got our first egg from her today! These pictures are about a month old, she sure is a BIG girl and super fluffy. I'll post new pics after the hurricane.....We won't get the blunt of the storm but will get winds and rain all week. All of you directly on the east coast in harms way please BE SAFE!

Nellie,

I'm so glad for you! She looks like a big girl. Those tail coverts threw me. Maybe a bad hair day? I'd love to see her chicks!