The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[wekiva bird]

Lovely girls

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[delisha]

Quote: It is always such a pleasure to come on here and learn valuable information. Thank you very much.

 

[jlynnet]

I was thinking the same thing! As a newbie the information in so valuable and interesting. I love the genetics conversations. The science major comes out!

 

[vebyrd36]

He looks nice Renie. I can't wait to see him in full bloom.

So true the birds are coming along great. Some of the bestings I have seen between the English and American line. Must be beccause of the great parent stock of the American we are using of Don's breed to Midas.

VIVI

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Quote: My effort to breed mottled silkies resulted in hysterical mottle. Pretty sure it came from the mottled cochin pullet I used. Her mottling was lovely to start with (as a pullet of breeding age), but by the time she was 2 she was completely white. Hysterical mottling can result in large patches of white rather than distinct mottles, which is what I ended up with on just about every bird with silkie traits--I'v pretty much abandoned that project, and if I wanted to resume, I'd start over. Others are working on mottled silkies with more success.

The bird pictured here is lovely!

 

[fowlman01]

Hysterical mottling must be a British term. I have never heard a anyone use that term here in the States.

Walt

 

[Irishhenman]

Im not exactly in The UK but in Ireland we call them mottled, we hardly ever call them spangled

 

[jeremy]

Hysterical mottling must be a British term. I have never heard a anyone use that term here in the States.

Walt

I just read about it over on the Classroom at the Coop forum, so who knows?

I want to point out to those following along with this conversation-

The mottling that we're seeing on the imported Orps, whether it's the minimal "Spangled" or the more distinctly colored "Mottled" examples and even those birds we would refer to as "Hysterical Mottled", they are all genetically the same.

The difference is how the gene expresses itself in the bird. All we're doing is splitting phenotypical hairs here.

Selective breeding is the best way to produce evenly Mottled Orps.

 

[Chickengirl1304]

Hello everyone
How long does it take your English orps to molt? Thanks

 

[deek]

It is always such a pleasure to come on here and learn valuable information. Thank you very much.

X 2. Where would I be without my fix of pretty pictures and all the shared experience? The prettiest birds are from the most modest too! You have to be a regular to get to see those.