The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[Babybockbock]

Thoughts on my 20 week old?

 

[jeremy]

Thoughts on my 20 week old?

Looking beautiful so far, but at 20 weeks they're still very much babies. Give them time.

 

[Babybockbock]

Looking beautiful so far, but at 20 weeks they're still very much babies. Give them time.

She is so big!...and has so much green.

 

[ApiaryandAviary]

What variety type of the breed English Orpington is your favorite, barring costs.

 

[EastNashChick]

What variety type of the breed English Orpington is your favorite, barring costs.

I like Jubilee's but I'm partial.

 

[jeremy]

What variety type of the breed English Orpington is your favorite, barring costs.

Blues.

Some LF from the past.




I'm working on them in bantams now, type is there, but color needs work still.



I had to use bantam Chocolates to get the type I wanted in my Blues, most of the BBS I found when sourcing stock were entirely too "American-looking" for my taste, so I've been working with Chocolate/Mauves to eventually get back to Blues with correct type. This is the Mauve cockerel I'm holding on to from spring hatches.

 

[cmccullough1390]

Ooooo I like this thread I just scored on a Chocolate English Orpington and a Blue English Orpington unsexed though I hope both pullets but if I have too I will build a pallet coop just for my orps i also have two hatchery buffs

Blue

Cocoa

Blue is 4.5 weeks and Cocoa is 3.5 weeks

 

[Alex1010]

T

Ooooo I like this thread I just scored on a Chocolate English Orpington and a Blue English Orpington unsexed though I hope both pullets but if I have too I will build a pallet coop just for my orps i also have two hatchery buffs

Blue

Cocoa

Blue is 4.5 weeks and Cocoa is 3.5 weeks

to early to tell but they look like roo's. The darker one definitely has a comb growing out.

 

[cmccullough1390]

T
to early to tell but they look like roo's. The darker one definitely has a comb growing out.

Thanks I figured it would be early I've been reading they're slow to mature

 

[jenniferlamar70]

Ooooo I like this thread I just scored on a Chocolate English Orpington and a Blue English Orpington unsexed though I hope both pullets but if I have too I will build a pallet coop just for my orps i also have two hatchery buffs

Blue

Cocoa

Blue is 4.5 weeks and Cocoa is 3.5 weeks

Orpingtons are way slow to mature and almost impossible to sex this early. I'd say come back around 8 weeks and you should know for sure.