The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[rebel yell]

i saw you had some eggs for sale..i had just filled the inky bator up. good looking birds.

Thanks aveca, I think he's looking better every day,
Ever notice what great poses you can catch them in when you don't have your camera with you ? That's why most of mine are took with my phone cause its with me all the time & it don't do a very good job, but it works.

 

[BamaChicken]

Just couldn't stand it, finely caught my boy in a decent pose:

 

[rebel yell]

Thanks Julie, Its probably the best picture I've got of him.

 

[orpington man]

still working my way through the pictures when i get time to spare, heres some more

 

[galanie]

They're all gorgeous! That lavender girl looks Regal.

 

[rockinpaints]

B♥E♥A♥U♥T♥I♥F♥U♥L

 

[BamaChicken]

Orpingtonman the silver laced and whites are very striking. Thanks for sharing
I know there are several breeders here trying to get the whites up to par. I was reading a very interesting article on a website in Aussie by a breeder who is trying to improve the size and brightness of the whites by breeding in cuckoo. They were trying to figure out how long it would take to clean up the leg color and eyes. I think they are on their first cross.
Their whites lacked the width.

 

[lildinkem]

Wonderful birds Bob! Nice to see Orps in all these different varieties.

 

[naturespace]

Hi new to Orpingtons. I just hatched 4 chicks from "Ruth" on BYC. 1 black, 2 blue and one splash. How long does it take to know if they are pullet's or cockerels? Mine are almost a week, so I figured I have a few weeks at least. They seem to be growing wing feathers the slowest out of my mixed flock. Is that normal? They look like little tanks even at this age. I'll post a photo when I'm on my computer.

 

[BamaChicken]

Naturespace, I have found most of mine to be slow feathering. I usually can tell by four weeks on most if they are cockerels. Sometimes you will have a late bloomer.