The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread
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Be sure to tell Pastor Romig Hi from Home..He might be over in waterfowl but wasnt sure..might be bantams. He was worried there wouldnt be many entries because of that other big show same time..But I told him you have a nice big number... were real excited for you ..just being there is the most fun, hope they have chicken bingo or something like that ..Gonna drive us nuts all day ..hope they have the WIFI..MCdonalds does..I feel like we need a feature length film from every show so we dont miss anything..like a virtual tour of nationals or something. that would be great for those of us not going this year..
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Lovely Orps ! I'd love to see more of your Buff Os !Couple pic for the yung birds
White Orpington
Buff,Jub,silver and gold lace orp
Gold Lace
Crele
Crele and Buff
Partridge
Gold lace
As you guys all know... I have a lovely rooster, Danny, from Dee. He comes from the Green Fire line. I don't have a girl friend for him at present. Was just wondering if someone who has a pullet from a different line would be interested in trading in exchange for either hatching eggs or chicks from the cross. Please PM me ")
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Renie, you could create your own line of Gold Laced by breeding him to your Blue or Black hens...
The intial cross (GL X BBS) would yeild chicks that were "incompletely laced", meaning their lacing wouldn't be perfect and the gold color would not be as visible. These chicks would then have all the genetic material you would need to create more Gold Laced.
Breed the offspring together or back to their father to correct color and lacing. Your BBS birds carry the pattern gene which is what creates such nice lacing in our imported Blues. (something most American BBS Orps lack) That gene will naturally work with the pattern/lacing genes in the GL so all you'll have to work on is breeding the gold color back into the line.
Your type would most likely be a lot better than most of the Gold Laced out there too because most of the BBS birds have much better shape/type than any of the other imported colors.
You would also get some "hybrid vigor" by crossing the two colors, their offspring will most likely lay better and thrive more overall.
Plus it will probably save you some money! Always a good thing in my book!
Just my thoughts... =)
Renie, you could create your own line of Gold Laced by breeding him to your Blue or Black hens...
The intial cross (GL X BBS) would yeild chicks that were "incompletely laced", meaning their lacing wouldn't be perfect and the gold color would not be as visible. These chicks would then have all the genetic material you would need to create more Gold Laced.
Breed the offspring together or back to their father to correct color and lacing. Your BBS birds carry the pattern gene which is what creates such nice lacing in our imported Blues. (something most American BBS Orps lack) That gene will naturally work with the pattern/lacing genes in the GL so all you'll have to work on is breeding the gold color back into the line.
Your type would most likely be a lot better than most of the Gold Laced out there too because most of the BBS birds have much better shape/type than any of the other imported colors.
You would also get some "hybrid vigor" by crossing the two colors, their offspring will most likely lay better and thrive more overall.
Plus it will probably save you some money! Always a good thing in my book!
Just my thoughts... =)
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I want to do this with bantams, I'm going to use a GL Wyn, what about the leg color? If you use black, won't the leg color be dark?
This a neat project, the leg color will be less frequent in 4 th generation, but you will still thro the leg color. VIVI
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I have talked to Roger a couple of times today and he has really had a good time at the show. Said he would be posting pics when he gets back home today. Cant wait to see them.
BTW love the gold laced birds. Renie happy you were able to get a nice male GL. You need to call me and let me know if the man with the Buffs contacted you. He sent me pm on another board asking how to contact you. I am still hoping to go to the show in Pensacola. I have had to concentrate on Thanksgiving week here though. I still have some company. All will be gone by tomorrow.
BTW love the gold laced birds. Renie happy you were able to get a nice male GL. You need to call me and let me know if the man with the Buffs contacted you. He sent me pm on another board asking how to contact you. I am still hoping to go to the show in Pensacola. I have had to concentrate on Thanksgiving week here though. I still have some company. All will be gone by tomorrow.
I think that would be a great big possibility Don.
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