The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[Christabelle]

I hatched out a splash 10 days ago and normally I do not post pictures of splashes. This chick is huge! I have never had such a big chick. I just have to post it.

Splash is such a pretty color!

 

[delisha]

Nothing is wrong with splashes in my opinion..but for some reason they do not like them at shows.

I might some day keep a splash hen..maybe. They are pretty. I have enough problems breeding blue and black. I need more experience before I toss in splash. I do not keep splash Wyandotties either..or Ameracuana's. Just the blue and black.

 

[PugBug]

I hatched out a splash 10 days ago and normally I do not post pictures of splashes. This chick is huge! I have never had such a big chick. I just have to post it.

Oh MY- that is a big chick! I think it's a pretty color

 

[melodie_a]

I woke up to two new babies this morning. These are from Rebel Yell eggs.

 

[rockinpaints]

Nothing is wrong with splashes in my opinion..but for some reason they do not like them at shows.

I might some day keep a splash hen..maybe. They are pretty. I have enough problems breeding blue and black. I need more experience before I toss in splash. I do not keep splash Wyandotties either..or Ameracuana's. Just the blue and black.

You know isn't that funny? Splash to Splash is Splash every time, yet not a recognized color, where blue to blue is never blue all the time, at best 50% ( and inconsistent in color at that) yet is a recognized color............go figure

I still love splash, it is such a delicate fluffy color

. I'll have to get some pics of my baby splash. Here's some of the papa bear.

This is one of the imports from last summer.

 

[aveca]

Christabelle, Love that pic...what A colorful group ...I miss my chickens foraging under the horses..they would pick up the hay seed and grain goodies....But like Nellie , uncle arthur moved into my hands too so had to give up the horses...couldnt close my hand around lead rope or reins of a 17 hand warmblood..not a good thing..

Delisha Love the face on that splash and big too! Its not that the shows dont like them, they just arnt recognised yet..considered a byproduct of breeding blue but valuable in breeding programs..someday they will probably be recognised .

Beautiful big Splash Nellie!

 

[Don Chandler]

I sure hope I don't get something started here, But yes you can, They are Orpingtons, England is where they were made if it wernt for the English birds we wouldn't have them at all, I show mine every chance I get & do fairly good with them, You get out there & show them birds !!!!!!!!!!
Gota love em !!!!!!!!!!!!
Rebel

You are so right, here we have bred them little different, but alot of the UK orps don't have Cochin looks and are alot like ours.

 

[Don Chandler]

Nothing is wrong with splashes in my opinion..but for some reason they do not like them at shows.

I might some day keep a splash hen..maybe. They are pretty. I have enough problems breeding blue and black. I need more experience before I toss in splash. I do not keep splash Wyandotties either..or Ameracuana's. Just the blue and black.

If you breed blues, a splash can be a very helpful tool.

 

[Shaffer]

Don,
I emailed you but must have been at your old email address. It was not that important.

 

[RedReiner]

Nothing is wrong with splashes in my opinion..but for some reason they do not like them at shows. I might some day keep a splash hen..maybe. They are pretty. I have enough problems breeding blue and black. I need more experience before I toss in splash. I do not keep splash Wyandotties either..or Ameracuana's. Just the blue and black.

If you breed blues, a splash  can be a very  helpful tool. 

yes you kind of need a splash now and then to make nice blues. and they would be an accepted color at the shows if enough breeders would bring them. enter them and show them for x number of years and x number of breeders breeding them. not many take the time or have the interest to get a new color accepted these days. I am hoping for a nice big splash to put in my pen out of the eggs Roger sent to me. very excited about that possibility.