The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

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jenniferlamar70 said:
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. :)
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Thanks Jennifer I knew it would be impossible to tell I just wanted to show off my babies you know me I love my chickies and sharing them with the world. My oldest chicks are outside in the coop officially and they love it it's been 3 nights I still constantly check on them lol I put them to bed at sunset then go out and check on them before I go to bed
 
cmccullough1390 said:
Thanks Jennifer I knew it would be impossible to tell I just wanted to show off my babies you know me I love my chickies and sharing them with the world. My oldest chicks are outside in the coop officially and they love it it's been 3 nights I still constantly check on them lol I put them to bed at sunset then go out and check on them before I go to bed
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I don't blame you. I love orpingtons. Unfortunately my chocolates I told you about didn't fair well. Only 4 made it to lockdown. I'm on day 21 and only one has internally pipped. I'm so sad. :( next week I have for lemon cuckoo orpingtons due to hatch. Hopefully they will fair better. Shipped eggs are such a gamble and the postal service did a number on these. Yours really are beautiful. :) I was surprised at how slow they develop but something I did notice that helps was the girls develop faster then the boys. Of one looks close to fully feathered and the other is still showing fluff you will know who is who. :)
 
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jenniferlamar70 said:
I don't blame you. I love orpingtons. Unfortunately my chocolates I told you about didn't fair well. Only 4 made it to lockdown. I'm on day 21 and only one has internally pipped. I'm so sad. :( next week I have for lemon cuckoo orpingtons due to hatch. Hopefully they will fair better. Shipped eggs are such a gamble and the postal service did a number on these. Yours really are beautiful. :) I was surprised at how slow they develop but something I did notice that helps was the girls develop faster then the boys. Of one looks close to fully feathered and the other is still showing fluff you will know who is who. :)
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Good to know I hope your eggs fair well it is hard when chicks don't do well we've lost our fair share... I'll keep an eye out for different feathering growth
 
Lelanae said:
Not seeing a lot of activity on this thread, but I am hoping that someone will answer me. I ended up with two stunning English Orpington cockerels who are now about 14 weeks old. They haven't started to crow yet. I would love to keep one and I have heard that English orpingtons are not loud or frequent crowers. Can someone please let me know if this is true? I have a welsummer hen who is VERY loud and the neighbors don't object. If anyone on this board is close to 19348, I will give away my black English Orpington boy

to a good home. I hope I don't have to find a home for my lavender cockerel, but I am guessing I probably will.
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Are you sure the Lavender colored one is a roo? Looks kind of hen-ish to me. It should have some pointy hackles & saddle feathers by now if it were a boy, right?
 
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Got two new babies they hatched yesterday I'm absolutely addicted to the English Orpingtons I'm on a list for 2 lavender English Orpingtons as well they're due to hatch around the 15 th
 

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