The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[piglett]

Hi piglett, Swaps are not all bad, I know someone who has some top quality birds and takes his extra eggs and birds to a near by swap in Oklahoma as he doesn't do a lot of shipping. But I just think you gota be a little careful at swaps. I know you are a good seller but a lot of people are not that conscientious and truthful about what they are selling as you are. I think it helps to know the standards and what to look for, and hopefully know someone at the swap who could show you in the right direction.

I was lucky enough to meet a poultry show judge @ the swap i go to in Sanford Maine

he often brings silkies to sell

not sure he judges large fowl though.

 

[Areolyn]

Pure English birds are typically larger than their American bred counterparts, & they are much more profusely (fluffy) feathered. This is a trait which many love about the English standard birds. Your eyes aren't deceiving you...

 

[piglett]

Pure English birds are typically larger than their American bred counterparts, & they are much more profusely (fluffy) feathered. This is a trait which many love about the English standard birds. Your eyes aren't deceiving you...

here are a few of mine

 

[Areolyn]

here are a few of mine

 

[HighStreetCoop]

Oooh! they are beautiful! Makes me want to get some mysellf!

Do eeeeet! You won't be sorry. I adore mine. I just "spread the love" by giving a trio to a friend. She has a nice little rural 10 acres in Petaluma, CA (former chicken capital of the West Coast) and her American-style buffs are all quite elderly now. Took them over yesterday and they settled in right away. It was adorable to see the little cockerel strutting around and guarding his girls and bringing them bugs (they're only 11 weeks old). They're gonna have a great life up there!

 

[jeremy]

Do eeeeet! You won't be sorry. I adore mine. I just "spread the love" by giving a trio to a friend. She has a nice little rural 10 acres in Petaluma, CA (former chicken capital of the West Coast) and her American-style buffs are all quite elderly now. Took them over yesterday and they settled in right away. It was adorable to see the little cockerel strutting around and guarding his girls and bringing them bugs (they're only 11 weeks old). They're gonna have a great life up there!

@HighStreetCoop I'm glad to hear you found a home for your cockerels! Sorry that I couldn't take any off your hands, as I'm still not set up to breed LF birds right now... & the two bantams I have are noisy enough as it is! Come spring I should be getting back into breeding LF birds again. Where are you in Oakland?

 

[HighStreetCoop]

@HighStreetCoop I'm glad to hear you found a home for your cockerels! Sorry that I couldn't take any off your hands, as I'm still not set up to breed LF birds right now... & the two bantams I have are noisy enough as it is! Come spring I should be getting back into breeding LF birds again. Where are you in Oakland?

I'm on High Street, right below Santa Rita in one of the Craftsman bungalows set up and back on the hill. I really like being set back from the road, but it means my backyard is smallish.

Honestly, I don't know if any of mine are going to be up to the standard of your amazing birds. You got them from some of the best sources out there. But I will have access to eggs from both my splash boy and the blue boy I rehomed, so if they DO turn out nice, I can hatch chicks or give people fertilized eggs.

 

[rockinpaints]

@HighStreetCoop I'm glad to hear you found a home for your cockerels! Sorry that I couldn't take any off your hands, as I'm still not set up to breed LF birds right now... & the two bantams I have are noisy enough as it is! Come spring I should be getting back into breeding LF birds again. Where are you in Oakland?

Hi Jeremy, when you are ready I will send some LF Orp chicks your way

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[jeremy]

Hi Jeremy, when you are ready I will send some LF Orp chicks your way

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@rockinpaints I'm happy to call you a friend Nellie, you've always been so good to me!

 

[rockinpaints]

@rockinpaints I'm happy to call you a friend Nellie, you've always been so good to me!

Awwwe, Thank you