The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[rockinpaints]

If what I'm getting from the Chicken Calculator is correct, then you'll get black chicks from the first crossing (males will be split lavender and chocolate and females will be split lavender)

http://kippenjungle.nl/kruising.html?mgt=E:E/E,Lav:lav/lav&fgt=E:E/E,Choc:choc/(choc)

If you cross one of those split roos back to the chocolate hen, you'll theoretically get 1/8 chocolate males and 1/8 chocolate split to lavender males (you'll have to breed them to figure out which ones are split and which ones aren't).

I'm sure @jeremy or @rockinpaints will correct me if I've screwed up the calculator or misinterpreted something.

I think we're going to have to go to Jeremy on this one. I am not sure because Lavender is a diluting gene. It works with black but I am not sure how it works with chocolate. I know it dilutes the orange/red in the partridge gene to the creamy isable and replaces the black with lavender. Interesting to know what it would do to chocolate.
Try it BrahmaCrazy and let us know what you get

. Inquiry minds need to know.

 

[Cearbhael]

Sorry should have previewed my last post. I meant to say it should NOT take much to take contamination from an open area to an enclosed area.

 

[rockinpaints]

Sorry should have previewed my last post. I meant to say it should NOT take much to take contamination from an open area to an enclosed area.

I figured it out

 

[Cearbhael]

I also want to add that though it seems news is poor covering this spring's outbreaks, it is NOT being ignored in MN. WCCO News (I believe they are CBS) are all over it here in MN. They are the most watched news station in the state. My sis saw it on channel 5 (ABC) news. I am sure if WCCO is on it, the rest are to. So I would say MN is being informed. They did say the meat was safe to eat if thoroughly cooked...I don't know if they meant infected meat or just what we happen to have in our freezer (I have 3 Turkeys in my freezer so good to know I guess)

 

[rockinpaints]

I also want to add that though it seems news is poor covering this spring's outbreaks, it is NOT being ignored in MN. WCCO News (I believe they are CBS) are all over it here in MN. They are the most watched news station in the state. My sis saw it on channel 5 (ABC) news. I am sure if WCCO is on it, the rest are to. So I would say MN is being informed. They did say the meat was safe to eat if thoroughly cooked...I don't know if they meant infected meat or just what we happen to have in our freezer (I have 3 Turkeys in my freezer so good to know I guess)

MN is pretty on top of things, I lived in the Stillwater area for about 20 years and worked at Cottage Grove Pet Hospital. A couple of the kids and grandkids are still in that area. I hope it doesn't cripple the turkey growers completely.

 

[McCoyPoultry]

I have 2 chocolate pullets for sell. They started laying about 3 or 4 weeks ago and haven't breed. They are great lookin chickens I just don't need them and I'm trying to get more colors going! Thanks

 

[OnlyOrps]

I have 2 chocolate pullets for sell. They started laying about 3 or 4 weeks ago and haven't breed. They are great lookin chickens I just don't need them and I'm trying to get more colors going! Thanks

Are they LF or batam? Will you ship? How much? Thanks!

 

[Sherri Dowey]

Wish you were closer to me. I have a chocolate roo in need of a girlfriend or 2. I'm in southCarolina.

 

[McCoyPoultry]

Are they LF or batam? Will you ship? How much? Thanks!

They are LF. $100 could work out a different price . I can ship!

 

[McCoyPoultry]

Wish you were closer to me. I have a chocolate roo in need of a girlfriend or 2. I'm in southCarolina.

our farm does ship