The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[justuschickens59]

Jeremy - Thanks !! Good to see everybody here and all the gorgeous pictures. Elizabeth is a beauty !! Great color and nice lacing. Her lacing looks really symmetrical and crisp. I love Vivi. I know most people want the lighter blue, but the darker blue (I call it charcoal) is my favorite. And Thelma - she looks like a TANK !! She looks just awesome. Love the picture of that little splash...LOL. Such a cute picture. Would love to see some of Alice when she gets done molting.

Thanks for sharing.

 

[pips&peeps]

I love Vivi too, that's the color I go for on my Am's so that you can see the lacing (edging).

 

[OSUman]

Jeremy, I really like Vivi she has really really nice lacing.

 

[BamaChicken]

Jermey I agree. They are beautiful. I love Elizabeth. I think her color is great.

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

Our Buffs are not imported, but this is one of our hens that is English-ly. She coming back from a molt, which why she's kind of mottled looking.

 

[jeremy]

Thank you Joy, Jean, OSUman and Julie for the nice comments.

I wish Elizabeth had Vivi's lacing, I love both of them though. I'm happy with whatever shade of Blue they are as long as I can keep good lacing in my line. I've got a few lighter babies growing out, sired by my Splash boy, it should be interesting to see what this new generation looks like in a few months.

greenfamilyfarms, lovely Buffs! She does look somewhat English. Do your males have the same round look?

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

They are getting there. We have Midas, our current mature roo, and a younger cockerel. Both are large, but not nearly as round shaped as the roosters you guys have. They are still leggy.

Midas - Taken today. He's still coming back from molt, also. He looked really, really bad for a while. He lost all of his mojo, too. He didn't even crow for a month.

 

[crazyhen]

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How are these beauties at laying? gloria Jean

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

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How are these beauties at laying? gloria Jean

They aren't right now, but when they do, I get about 8-10 eggs a day from 15 hens.

 

[crazyhen]

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How are these beauties at laying? gloria Jean

They aren't right now, but when they do, I get about 8-10 eggs a day from 15 hens.

I love buff orpingtons. Maybe later if you ship eggsI can contact you. Gloria Jean