The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[rodriguezpoultry]

Enjoy them!

 

[jeremy]

Double post.

 

[tennesseeckn]

Annie's a strange one!

I looked back at five month pictures and my boys were the only ones that had any red, and they had very obvious dark, pointy saddle feathers. Here's pix:
pullets:

cockerel:

Julie will have to weigh in here, I think.

 

[BLaBauve]

Maybe she/he is a late bloomer.... I'll go back and double check the age. . . but it's right around 5 months. Thanks for all the help!

 

[AngelzFyre]

Still looks like a hen to me too!

Sometimes they will take on crowing if they are where there are no roosters and/or they are very dominant and there's no other males around.
Can't wait to see what the verdict is on her/him!

 

[BLaBauve]

I guess one of the reasons I'm still leading towards calling Annie, Andy is that she has slammed into the back of my legs several times when I was leaving the run - I've never had a hen be as aggressive towards me as she is. . . At the time I just thought she was "different", but after hearing the crowing this morning - a light went off!

 

[RedReiner]

Quote:
I see saddle feathers in the bottom pic. I had one that did not get any saddle feathers until almost 9 months old. dark blue and very pullet looking...then the saddle feathers took off. I say cockeral

 

[gavinandallison]

My Lav Orp chick

and one of my Buffs

 

[BamaChicken]

BB it sure looks like a pullet. If you don't have a male the females will sometimes develop a male position and start crowing. I have had agreesive girls before. I have one now that is a year old and she has always been a odd ball. She doesn't flog me but she is always running at my legs and bumping them. She hasn't crowed though. Let me know the outcome on this.

 

[BLaBauve]

Thanks Julie. I will be rehoming her to a place with roosters hoping she assumes her place. I'll keep you posted!