The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[justuschickens59]

I have 4 young cockerels, about 3-5 weeks, that I need to find homes for - if anybody is interested give a yell. I'm also done hatching chicks !! I am going to be selling a few hatching eggs, so if anybody is interested let me know.

Great pictures Katy !! I can't believe how big they have gotten. The picture of your first girl reminds me of BlueBell !! I need to try to get out and take some updated pictures.

 

[HenThymes]

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I know about being done hatching, I have 18 of Biggies offspring that I now need to narrow down to just a few in hopes that even in them one or two will make the grade to show next year. All the other I will need to find homes for. So far I have only narrowed out one pullet that is ready to be rehomed. Guess I better get out there and start looking everyone over.

 

[justuschickens59]

I hear ya Tricia - I have so many chicks - it got way out of hand, QUICKLY !! LOL. I've got the last batch of eggs to go into the hatcher on 05/04 and then I am DONE !! I've got to concentrate on getting some other stuff down in and outside the house.

 

[Katy]

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Actually the only one of yours in the pictures is the roo!! The others are either hens I hatched from Julie's eggs two years ago or pullets I hatched from those hens last year.....My girls from you were in too much shade yesterday when I went out and the pictures just didn't turn out well. I was going to try to get some pictures of them today, but it's overcast this morning. Maybe this afternoon.

 

[HenThymes]

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Right now in my hatching/brooder room I have bantam cochins, silkies, bantam marans, olive eggers, bantam orps, bbs orps, english lav split orps, project bantam orps, speckled sussex and an oops salmon faverolle.

In the incubator I have way more than I want to say.

I think I need to open a chicken store!

 

[Katy]

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I wish I could take some off your hands

 

[Zgoatlady]

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So how do you work your way to full english from half english. Im learning...

 

[OSUman]

I dont know if this has been asked before but does anyone know if there have been any buff or white orpingtons imported from England?

 

[justuschickens59]

You have to have a full English hen or rooster in order to work your way up. The four cockerels that I have available are 100% English- so you could breed the 50% English back to one of them and keep working up - doesn't take long.

I'm going to try to get some good pictures of my Gold-Laced today - the change in them in the last week is amazing !! It is really fun watching these grow out.

 

[justuschickens59]

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I believe that Marc of Heirloom Orpingtons has plans to import Buff - not sure about the white. Here is his website - he's a nice guy. http://heirloomorpingtons.com/