The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[buffbeauty]

Water creeping into moms house today. 2.5 ft to go until crest on 15th

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=6380680#p6380680

 

[HenThymes]

Evening everyone! I am finally going to start narrowing down some of my growing chicks from my blacks. I already see a few that look like they will be nice enough to finish growing out to show this fall. For me 19 massive juvi's is just tooo much at one time.

I have some really nice looking cockerels in the group. If anyone is interested please send me a pm. I would hate to see any of them end up in Freezer Camp.

This is the father to the chicks

 

[onthespot]

Looking for a blue 100% English cockerel, breeder quality. Anyone have extras? Black or splash okay too, in order of preference.

LMAO How funny is THAT!!! I just hit post.

 

[Tuffoldhen]

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My hatchings are just starting, some due next week.

I put acouple eggs in with other breed hatches I'm doing and have two little english birdies to show for it so far.

Tricia, Building goat fence today wait til I can show my little boys I'm getting! Yeah!

 

[rebel yell]

I have here a picture of 1 of my pure English chicks at about 3-4 weeks old that I got from Joy (such great folks) does anyone care to guess if its a rooster or a pullet, I love these English birds !!!!!!!!!

 

[jeremy]

The way it's feathering in and it's posture says boy to me, but it's still really early to tell for sure.

 

[onthespot]

$10 says it's a boy.

 

[cukooformarans]

Can someone tell me the difference (in simple terms) between an "imported English Orpington" and the alternative (I guess and USA Orpington)

 

[justuschickens59]

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Some differences are size, width, feather quality, tail angle, back angle, fluff, etc., but the easiest way to tell the difference is to look at the pictures - it's very obvious, and pictures are worth 1000 words.

 

[buffbeauty]

Tuff- I got baby goats too!! 2 little doelings. Nigerian dwarf, so cute!

Cuckoo - if you'll compare pics of an american standard orp and an English one. You'll see the difference. Many are bigger in size, fluffier, Poitier, and look they are wearing feather skirts.