The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[cherylcohen]

Here are a few pics of the late feathering hen as a baby... No reason to cull when turn out so beautiful and big!

 

[Tuffoldhen]

Thanks Cheryl and Happy Chooks for posting those pics of the ugly ducking! As I and many others have stated no culling for slow feather growth in the english.

 

[justuschickens59]

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CONGRATS on your English babies. You think they are big now??? Just wait until they start growing. You seriously will be astounded at the size difference in the English orps as compared to the American orps. Be sure to keep us updated with pictures !!

 

[klf73]

Yes, thank you so much for the pictures. Culling for me is rehoming, can't kill something for nothing... I will try to grab a pic today...would like to get them outside for the day anyway...let's hope he doesn't get a sunburn...
Different question. I have a momma hen running around with her 9 babies...just a little younger than these...any chance she would "adopt" these(21) into her pen? I have never let a broody hatch till now so this is new to me... I would love to get them out of the brooder...they are 6 weeks old and dh is constructing my new coop which probably won't be dine for a few more weeks...

 

[HenThymes]

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CONGRATS on your English babies. You think they are big now??? Just wait until they start growing. You seriously will be astounded at the size difference in the English orps as compared to the American orps. Be sure to keep us updated with pictures !!

Tell me about it, at 12 weeks my English pullets (and cockerels) are bigger than my full grown American hens (and they are that small)!!

Ohh, and they like to eat you out of house and home too.

 

[justuschickens59]

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Krista - I found a picture at this link of the "ugly duckling." Keep going back a few pages and you should see more pictures from Cheryl.


https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?pid=5026740#p5026740

 

[jimmythechicken]

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CONGRATS on your English babies. You think they are big now??? Just wait until they start growing. You seriously will be astounded at the size difference in the English orps as compared to the American orps. Be sure to keep us updated with pictures !!

Tell me about it, at 12 weeks my English pullets (and cockerels) are bigger than my full grown American hens (and they are that small)!!

Ohh, and they like to eat you out of house and home too.

so they will eat like our turkeys.lol

 

[turbo]

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In the laced Wyandottes the slower they feather out, the better the lacing. You should hold on to her and hatch as many babies as you can from her...that slow feathering gene would be very valuable to have in Blues, since it should give you better lacing on them.

Jerry

 

[HenThymes]

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Tell me about it, at 12 weeks my English pullets (and cockerels) are bigger than my full grown American hens (and they are that small)!!

Ohh, and they like to eat you out of house and home too.

so they will eat like our turkeys.lol

Look like them too when there grown!

 

[Tuffoldhen]

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In the laced Wyandottes the slower they feather out, the better the lacing. You should hold on to her and hatch as many babies as you can from her...that slow feathering gene would be very valuable to have in Blues, since it should give you better lacing on them.

Jerry