The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[rockinpaints]

Hi everyone!

I have a dozen Orpington chicks that have hatched out in the incubator, from hatching eggs I purchased. They could be black, blue, chocolate, mauve and cuckoo of any of those colors. How can I tell what their colors will be from day olds?

I'm excited to be entering the world of English Orpingtons.

Black will be black, could have a little white on chest/sides of face, blue will be blue, chocolate will be chocolate, Mauve will be tan, and cuckoo will have a white dot on the top of it's head

Good luck!

 

[danotoyou2]

Black will be black, could have a little white on chest/sides of face, blue will be blue, chocolate will be chocolate, Mauve will be tan, and cuckoo will have a white dot on the top of it's head
Good luck!

Thanks! Looks like we're ending up with 11 since the last 2 didn't make it out of their shells.

I haven't taken them out of the incubator yet, but from peeking in the window it appears we have 2 chocolate, 3 blue, 1 cuckoo blue, and 5 black!

I'll get pictures this afternoon

 

[rockinpaints]

Hey, nice, good luck!

 

[robgray]

Thanks! Looks like we're ending up with 11 since the last 2 didn't make it out of their shells.

I haven't taken them out of the incubator yet, but from peeking in the window it appears we have 2 chocolate, 3 blue, 1 cuckoo blue, and 5 black!

I'll get pictures this afternoon

Lucky! You! They sound adorable and what a great mix of colors.... Post some pics when they are ready for a photo shoot

 

[danotoyou2]

Lovely fluffy bums

 

[RicGail]

Congratulations. What beautiful chicks you have there!

 

[robgray]

Congratulations. What beautiful chicks you have there!

They are beautiful! Can I ask where you got the hatching eggs....your photos make we want to get the incubator out!

 

[danotoyou2]

They are beautiful! Can I ask where you got the hatching eggs....your photos make we want to get the incubator out!

A breeder in Buckley, WA.

 

[Trooper Man]

Friends, I live in northeast Tennessee and have 13 lavender orpingtons. I am looking to add more colors but am not looking for blue or blacks. If someone could help me out it would be much appreciated.

 

[danotoyou2]

They get cuter by the day!