The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[rockinpaints]

About 3 or 4 years ago I was working on a Mottled project but my genes were crazy
This hen here looked like this and then she molted and was completely black and then molted and was more traditionally mottled. The next time she molted black again

This was one of her offspring

This was another offspring of the above hen bred to her son

Then there was this one that hatched black and turned this color. He was going to be a pretty boy till a dog came in my yard and killed him before I could get to him. Tore the heart out of my project and I just gave up and sold all of them. I do love the color though. Like I said the gene I had was not very normal

Julie, what ever happened to the mottled project birds? They are lovely!

 

[BamaChicken]

Hey those are some nice blacks Nellie.
Love the chick pics.

I gave away to people wanting chickens and sold off what I had. It just tore the heart out of my project when the dog killed that one. They were some really large ones too but any whoo. I am glad there are some mottled gene here. I do love the beauty of the black and white mottling.
My friend Imogene took some of the feathers off my boy that got killed and made me a beautiful pen to wear . I should get it out and take a pic. She is talented

 

[aveca]

Nellie, Those are some really nice looking Black Orps.

X 2!! Great blacks Nellie..Alton..I had no idea you had the mottled too! beautiful!! Weird how the hen molted back to black..tricky girl

 

[rebel yell]

X2 Roger ! You'll have fun with her. How are your Blacks doing ?

Oh they are taking there sweet time about laying, but I'm getting about 1-2 eggs a day now from the other pen so maybe they are getting ready to start up. Thanks everyone for the comp.

 

[Lots A Cluckin]

Here are my little black fluffy butts...they are 3 days old today.














This one must be a cockerel, he seems so proud of himself




funny dance LOL

 

[delisha]

Nice blacks Nellie

All the chicken pics are beautiful...

 

[ElitePoultry]

Wow!! The Mottleds! The Adult and baby Blacks! The Red and Jubilee fluffy butts!! English Orps are truly amazing!

Thank you guys for the picture show.

 

[deek]

Dee, these are the moms and dad. He is a little rugged right now as I just put him back with BBS group and a blue roo. They are learning to get along again.........

I took these today and of course it is nothing but mud outside....

Ladies first,

Thank you Nellie! beautiful green sheen. Love the tail height of the girls! I am looking forward to watching these little ones grow. Maybe since you hatched them I'll get some pullets. My incubator/hatcher has one setting - cockerel

 

[rebel yell]

You know they say "good things come to those who wait" This is a lighter, just to show the size of these eggs, gona be BIGGGGG chicks !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am getting the biggest eggs this year I have ever got !!! & they are just starting up, For those who ordered eggs from me, they are coming, just bare with me, It will be worth the wait. You just cant help but love these birds !!!!!!!!!!!
Rebel

 

[ApronStrings]

Well I have lurked long enough to know I want an English flock. Thanks to all for the pictures and knowledge. If the sun ever comes out I will be sure to post a picture of my 1 and only, English cockerel. He is shacked up with one white hen at a time while I test for dominant or recessive white on my ladies. Pretty sure they are recessive, but I must know for sure!! Again, thanks to all for the picture posts. Looking at so many really helps to train my eye and mind in what looks good and what don't. Carry on please.