The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[rebel yell]

Hey all just wanted to post a pic. of my very first English chick, He was hatched yesterday (1/20/12)
We are tickled to death:

 

[galanie]

Cute! He looks perfect!

 

[jeremy]

Congratulations Roger! He (or she) looks just perfect.

How many more chicks are you expecting?

 

[ruth]

matte, thanks for the pictures. I love when others share pics of their birds.

Matte - I agree - very pretty birds - thanks for sharing. I learn by seeing everyone else's birds.

 

[tennesseeckn]

Astrid is beautiful.

I worry about the same things. I fret over my juveniles growing out now all the time.

Is their lacing crisp enough?
How is their type?
How many points do their combs have?
How much do they weigh?

Mind you... my oldest juvies aren't even 5 months old yet. I think I need to calm down...

I would love to see more pictures of your birds!!!

Pictures? Hmmmmmm... I might have a few... hundred. These are from a few days ago. This is Betty, she's a spring hatch.

This Ava, sporting her nice new feathers after going au natural for more than a week.

I'll get more on here when I get to a real computer. Uploading on tapatalk wasn't too bad, though.

 

[tennesseeckn]

Hey all just wanted to post a pic. of my very first English chick, He was hatched yesterday (1/20/12)
We are tickled to death:

Awww. That makes me want to start hatching again. Too cute.

 

[rebel yell]

I only had that 1 egg in this time, 2 more next week, & about 7 in 2 weeks. Is he gona be a splash or a lite blue you think, its a little darker than the pic. eyes are just black as can be.

Congratulations Roger! He (or she) looks just perfect.
How many more chicks are you expecting?

 

[sewandgrow]

I am going to bringing you Buff eggs to the show Jeremy. Both girls are laying well.

Awesome, I can't wait to see pictures of some of those Lavender Mottled birds! Do you plan on working on Black Mottled, too?
I wish my Orps were laying... I haven't collected a single egg since around October...

 

[jeremy]

I only had that 1 egg in this time, 2 more next week, & about 7 in 2 weeks. Is he gona be a splash or a lite blue you think, its a little darker than the pic. eyes are just black as can be.

My first thought was the he was Splash Roger, but looking again now I think it will be a beautiful light Blue bird. Keep us updated on that one's growth for sure. I'd love to see how it feathers in.

 

[jeremy]

I am going to bringing you Buff eggs to the show Jeremy. Both girls are laying well.

Thank you Karen!!! This makes me so excited!

I've always loved Buffs, yours are such nice birds too.