The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[Faraday40]

I realize that I shared that I hatched my 1st SLO chick of 2021, but never shared a pic.

Correcting that now:

It's all the same chick. Of course, I'm getting a strong male vibe from this one. Time will tell

 

[ColtHandorf]

I admit I never went as crazy for the Jubilee as other people. Of course I also didn't care for the appearance of a Speckled Sussex either..... until we owned one. LOL

Speckled Sussex I've had and liked. I think the Columbian-patterned birds are more clean and uniform, but the Jubilee is kind of all over the place in terms of pattern. And they have such a regal story behind the variety the grumpy elitist in me wants to get them, but I'm going to be ruthless if I have them. And I only want like five; a male and four hens.

It's all the same chick. Of course, I'm getting a strong male vibe from this one. Time will tell

It's pretty light. Do you think it's a Blue SL or Black SL?

 

[Faraday40]

It's pretty light. Do you think it's a Blue SL or Black SL?

Yes. One of those.

Honestly it's really hard to tell. Sometimes it takes a week or 4 months.

 

[ColtHandorf]

Sometimes it takes a week or 4 months.

That is going to drive me crazy. lol

 

[Faraday40]

That is going to drive me crazy. lol

Yes, it can be difficult to tell. Sometimes it can also happen with dark blues. The chick may look black at hatch and then the feathers get an ombre effect as they grow longer.

Most of mine are sold to small backyard flocks, so the gender and personality are far more important than color. They become very spoiled pets and I often receive updated pics via email. Last year I sold some day-old SLOs and only later discovered a few were blue SLOs.

I thought this was a blue and a black/lav split.

Here's the chick on the right (black beak) at 2-3 weeks old.

Chick on left (gray beak) at 2 weeks old

 

[ColtHandorf]

Ughh they are so cute! I need to set more eggs...lol

 

[Faraday40]

Two SLO chicks hatched today:

 

[ColtHandorf]

So cute. If this rain would stop I could get some clean eggs to set. But it is miserable right now.

 

[Auntiejessi3]

So cute. If this rain would stop I could get some clean eggs to set. But it is miserable right now.

I don't think it's ever gonna stop raining at this point, Texas is a complete turd floater right now

 

[ColtHandorf]

I don't think it's ever gonna stop raining at this point, Texas is a complete turd floater right now

It's terrible. I push mowed about half the yard that could be done Friday and Saturday. And then I had the lawn guy come out yesterday because it was dry enough he could get most of it. It started pouring as soon as he got on the mower.