The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[Ashley Stroud]

I should just give up on the idea that my yard needs to accommodate my dog or a garden of any kind and get ALL THE CHICKENS NOW!

I think "ALL THE CHICKENS NOW!" should be on a tshirt! lol

I'm struggling with all the cute chick pics and breeders posting upcoming hatches and projects. I need a 12-step program or to be banned from Home Depot lumber dept so I can't make more room.
So many beautiful birds on this string and I love to see the project colors and to see folks trying something new.
I need to take some new pics of my Orps. They are from Papa's and i call them my turkeys because they are so ginormous and fluffy!

 

[HighStreetCoop]

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My yard is small, terraced, and has a bitty little dirt patch (10 'x 25'). This helps keep me from going crazy and trying to set up a color project of my very own, LOL! But I think I'll likely expand into either mottled or laced birds when my current girls peter out and I need new layers.

 

[Dueling Rooster]

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You should expect light brown eggs.  

u can tell what color egg a hen lays by the color of their 'ears' thise with red ears lay brown eggs.

 

[megalomaniac]

Here's my holdback GL cockrel. He's only 6 months, so not quite ready for the ladies, but he really has nice size and overall type (save for the droopy wings ). He's been raised in a solo pen, so he hasn't had to compete with any other birds for food, and I think that has helped quite a bit. In fact, he's even larger than some other cockrels 6 weeks older than him. Expecting some really nice babies out of this guy in another couple months, especially if he keeps filling out. His lacing and color contrast are especially nice, IMO.

 

[ShadyGroveFarm1]

What is the difference in Orpington's and English Orpington's?

Sorry if there is info on this question elsewhere on this thread, but I really don't feel like looking through all 2,111 pages

 

[HighStreetCoop]

He's very pretty! We need a "5 Gallon Bucket Shot" (my new go-to for size, LOL!).

 

[TNBEARCHICK]

Well there is several differences but basics are the American Orp is more utility based with tighter feathering and the English are more flashy with extremely fluffy feathering and a bowlibg ball looking frame.

 

[HighStreetCoop]

What is the difference in Orpington's and English Orpington's?

A picture is worth a thousand words. Here are couple of pics I posted a while back as a comparison for a guy with lavender orps who was trying to figure out what type he had:

English Type



American Type

 

[ShadyGroveFarm1]

So the English is shorter, stockier, and fluffier?

 

[HighStreetCoop]

So the English is shorter, stockier, and fluffier?

Not shorter. English type tends to be larger overall. They're massive birds.