The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[Happy Chooks]

I'm just

over all these gorgeous birds!

 

[BamaChicken]

Joy I think you need to post some more of those 190 pics

Here are a few more i took the other day. This is CJ looking so much like his father.

Another fat round pullet

The girl at the feeder is one of my largest hens. She has just got some of her feathers back in the back in. Maybe in another month she will look like her self again.

Taylor

One of my 8 month old cockerels. The lighting is bad on this one. This is the one who wouldn't back up and let me get a good pic

 

[kathyinmo]

They look wonderful, Julie! Look at all that fluff .... ohhhhh, and the lacing! Just love 'em !


Did you all see this thread .... National Poultry Show in the UK pictures ......

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=5165415#p5165415

 

[justuschickens59]

THey are looking really GREAT !! Taylor is a beauty !! I'll really be interested to see how she grows out. You need to get a recent picture of The Divine Miss M !!!

You really do NOT want me to post the rest of those pictures...LOL. Some of them turned out horribly. I also took a few just for myself...I've been keeping close eyes on the tails. Matt told me that they really needed to not have that "pinched" tail look...more of a "horseshoe" look. Clementine looks to have the "horseshoe" thing going on. That is the biggest difference that I am noticing between the 100% English and the 75% English - the tails and the "puff" instead of the loose feathering.

I can post pictures of the tails and feathering if you wanna see?

 

[justuschickens59]

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I did see part of that thread Kathy - I had to quit, though !! LOLOL. Might be time to go check out the rest of the photos !!

 

[joletabey]

I get the "U" shape, I am not sure about fluff and feathering differences- so pictures would sure help me!

Thanks for that link, Kathy-

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

Is the the horseshoe-type tail you are talking about, Joy? It is actually a lot better than what it looks like in this picture (it was taken about 2 months ago).

 

[Happy Chooks]

Here's my kids from Cheryl. They are 50% English. They are both incredibly friendly as long as I don't pick them up.

My pullet. She's the same size as my fully grown pure Ameraucana hen:

Many of you remember the Ostrich boy Cheryl posted........Here he is as of a week ago. He's filled in more since them, but still not what I consider fully feathered. (I'm at my mom's uploading pics so I can't get a more current one right now - my internet uploading is still broken)

Silly boy on his feeder. (Old cat feeders come in handy in a pinch)

 

[cherylcohen]

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I love that his crop is still a bit bald..reminds of guys with adams apples! His lacing is going to be a stunner!

 

[Happy Chooks]

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I love that his crop is still a bit bald..reminds of guys with adams apples! His lacing is going to be a stunner!

That's mostly filled in now.

But when he bends over, his whole underside is still bare.

It's hilarious. I picked him up last night to move him (he was trying to sleep in the nest boxes) and all I could feel under him was pin feathers.