The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[jeremy]

HenThymes, congratulations on your win!

Roger, I'm so sorry that you lost one of your beautiful girls.

 

[Zgoatlady]

Hi Zgoatlady,

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

Marc

Thanks,

 

[rockinpaints]

So Sorry to hear about your girl Rebel Yell.

Once we had a roo make a hefty slice on the side of one of my hens from his spurs. (I learned how to cut the spurs after that but what a bloody mess......

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[rebel yell]

Thanks everyone, Nellie my roo. don't even have spurs long or sharp enough to do that I think its his nails, anyway he is penned up by his self right now till I can get some saddles here, anyone know who makes the best ones on here ?

 

[rockinpaints]

That is so sad!

I got mine from someone on here (chicken saddles) on the sales page. I can't remember who it was though.
How is your knee doing?

 

[klf73]

I got my saddles from lovemychix, they worked well for my ameraucana and other girls but the ones I have aren't big enough for my orps. I just sent her a message to see if she has some for them. The ones I have held up to the weather and washings.

 

[aveca]

she is a WONDERFUL HEN!!!! Congrats!!!

Once again I must Thank Julie for all her hard work with Orpingtons. Had a show yesterday, left my best boy at home as he is not thru with his molt. Pulled out and took one of my girls not expecting much. There were 8 LF orps and all were nice and large birds, there and 16 total in the class and my girl took BEST ENGLISH!!! Thank you Julie.

 

[BamaChicken]

Tricia she is Beautiful and congrats on your win. So happy for you.

Roger i am so sorry about your girl dying. Those young boys can be rough sometimes. It is best to keep an eye on things since things can develop so fast. I remember after my pullet Taylor won Champion English, I had her in the breed pen. I went out feeding and noticed her eye was swollen just about shut. I got her up and isolated her and put antibiotic eye drops in the eye for several days and saved her eye. I think she scratched it or it got pecked. I was so thankful she didnt lose her eye. Nothing I like worse than a one eyed chicken. It always seems like it is your best ones. One friend of mine said she thought the predators carried around a Standard of perfection with them cause they always get your best ones.

Roger your going to have to get hatching to ensure more beautiful birds for the future.

My six week old chicks are eating amazing amounts of food daily.

 

[BamaChicken]

Tricia that pretty black girl looks so much like my oldest hen we named grandma. She will be six yr. old in June. I don't know if she will even lay this year. I was out looking at her earlier and told my DH she is looking good again since her molt. I found a pic of Grandma when she was about 2.
I would like to say I had some great Orps to breed to my English birds

 

[rebel yell]

That is so sad!

I got mine from someone on here (chicken saddles) on the sales page. I can't remember who it was though.
How is your knee doing?

I am doing much better, Think I was trying to do to much to quick, but I'm getting around better now, I'm am now looking into these saddles before I put him back with my girls, losing one of these is so depressing but I'm thank full that I still have my other 4 they will be watched close from now on.