The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[warbirds]

Hi Zgoatlady,

Yes we have them here in the States.
You can see them at www.HeirloomOrpingtons.com

Marc

And very fine lavender orpingtons at that!! I have two pair from Marc, they are Fabulous! Big, gorgeous..............my hubby calls them my "lavender elephants" !!

 

[nicalandia]

is anybody working with Beige colored Orps yet?

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[radirevo]

Hi Doc,

Nice to "hear" from you here on this thread and that you love your lavenders!

Marc

 

[rebel yell]

Got a question, If black roo. that is carrying the chocolate gene is breed to a black hen that is not carrying the gene, can they produce chocolate chicks or just black chicks ? Anybody know about this ?

 

[rockinpaints]

Got a question, If black roo. that is carrying the chocolate gene is breed to a black hen that is not carrying the gene, can they produce chocolate chicks or just black chicks ? Anybody know about this ?

You should get black boys and chocolate girls from that cross.

 

[rockinpaints]

You should get black boys and chocolate girls from that cross.

Oops I mis - read it...... if you cross a split male over a black female then you will get black males with %50 of them carrying the choc gene and %50 females that will show choc while the rest will be black.

(I think.....)

 

[radirevo]

Hi Rebel Yell,

Theoretically you should obtain the following :

25% pure black roosters
25% split black-chocolate roosters
25% pure black hens AND
25% pure chocolate hens.

Impossible to tell which roosters will carry the chocolate gene unless you breed them.

Marc

 

[jeremy]

Split male X Black female =

25% Split Black males
25% Black males
25% Black females
25% Chocolate females

Sorry that I didn't get this info to you sooner Roger, I haven't been online much.

 

[jeremy]

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By beige do you mean Dun, or Khaki?

 

[rockinpaints]

Hi Rebel Yell,

Theoretically you should obtain the following :

25% pure black roosters
25% split black-chocolate roosters
25% pure black hens AND
25% pure chocolate hens.

Impossible to tell which roosters will carry the chocolate gene unless you breed them.

Marc

How about a split chocolate over chocolate pullets?