The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[Blarneyeggs]

Of course, I was destined to have bad luck after posting pics of my Chocolates.  One of my boys is breathing funny like he has something stuck in his throat.  He was fine yesterday and this morning.  I am hoping it's just because it was hot, he was panting and he had a full crop of water.  I have been so careful for 4 months and now look...

(And when I say a full crop of water, I mean it.  He didn't smell like sour crop, but I am watching for an impaction).

Sending you good vibes. Hope he pulls through and this heat we're having backs off.

 

[BerrytangleFarm]

Anyone else with 100% blue/black/maybe splash hatching eggs or chicks for sale? I have a handle on a few people and would love anyone else who has some available

 

[oldorchardfarms]

Seen this photo on eBay... The judging card states "size". I am guessing it was entered as an Orpington Bantam since these are bantam coops. It does seem a bit large for the coop. It was not DQ as it won Reserve of Variety. Wonder what the Best of Variety looked like?

our hen won best.

 

[oldorchardfarms]

Here is a better pic of her.

 

[oldorchardfarms]

It is either too big or too little Jim....it does look like a bantam cage with the slider door. Not a bad looking bird though.

Walt

They are huge bantam's,the judge's said we should of entered them as lf,and they are only 6 month's in these pic's he is even larger now.We thought we might get dq for there size but wanted to show them off.but compared to our lf they are tiny.

 

[fowlman01]

They are huge bantam's,the judge's said we should of entered them as lf,and they are only 6 month's in these pic's he is even larger now.We thought we might get dq for there size but wanted to show them off.but compared to our lf they are tiny.

They may be DQ'd next time. Depending on what kind of show it is, some judges are pretty forgiving.....some are not. If a judge follows the letter of the SOP it should be DQ'd if entered as a bantam.

Walt

 

[Reyvaughn]

Today's Update:

I guess being impacted caused my boy's wheezing. My daughter went outside to bring my boy in for his massage and olive oil bread treatment and she didn't know which one it was. No one was wheezy and no one had a full crop! So, I am assuming he's okay. I am still keeping an eye on them and I fed them all olive oil bread and grit just in case/for a treat today.

 

[oldorchardfarms]

well British standard is a little different than the asop as far as size is concerned,we only attend apa sanctioned shows.so for showing bird's with UK standard breeding it's definitely very far apart from a asop bantam orpington,lol and we knew this,it's all in fun even if we where to get dq'd they are some extremely nice bird's and nobody can take that from them.

 

[Goose and Fig]

Today's Update:

I guess being impacted caused my boy's wheezing. My daughter went outside to bring my boy in for his massage and olive oil bread treatment and she didn't know which one it was. No one was wheezy and no one had a full crop! So, I am assuming he's okay. I am still keeping an eye on them and I fed them all olive oil bread and grit just in case/for a treat today.

Yay! I love the olive oil idea too, have to remember that one.

 

[deek]

Today's Update:

I guess being impacted caused my boy's wheezing. My daughter went outside to bring my boy in for his massage and olive oil bread treatment and she didn't know which one it was. No one was wheezy and no one had a full crop! So, I am assuming he's okay. I am still keeping an eye on them and I fed them all olive oil bread and grit just in case/for a treat today.

Good News!