The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[delisha]

Quote: Black English

 

[BamaChicken]

Finely got some sun out today !!!!! Here is my youngest girl out on a stroll this morning.

She has some great lacing Roger. They always look better in the sunshine. I was out looking at my babies from the Black/Splash Cross and I am really liking their lacing. So happy

 

[BamaChicken]

Black English

I love to watch hen hatched babies. Hope your hen hatches you a bunch. I have had broodies in Freezing cold weather in jan before. Not this year though. I just need some blacks to lay a few eggs. My blues are laying again. I am going to put a Cock in with them by the end of the month.

 

[aveca]

Cant wait to see your babies peeking out from under the mom! I love mommies and babies too..

 

[galanie]

A momma with 5 babies beats a brooder with 20 babies in it every time! I so love watching momma look after them and raise them up. I'm keeping every broody ever I swear! And I'm sure every one will go broody at the wrong time for ever after

 

[McCormack Farms]

A momma with 5 babies beats a brooder with 20 babies in it every time! I so love watching momma look after them and raise them up. I'm keeping every broody ever I swear! And I'm sure every one will go broody at the wrong time for ever after

You want them broody, they do nothing, you want them laying, broody.

 

[delisha]

Quote: It is my leg horn that is hatching out black English for me..I only gave her 4 eggs from the black, but she stole more eggs from the coop. I see yellow and black under her..

 

[BamaChicken]

They will be cute.
I have one problem lately that I have't dealt with before. I had some choc chicks hen hatched. I took them all out except two older ones when i was leaving for Or. in Dec. Two little pullets and looked like they are growing well but got to noticing one looked a little light colored and picked her up and she had been being feather picked... I separated the two in pens right beside each other so they couldnt pick but 3 days ago it was getting really cold so I moved them back together under a light and now that one looks really more picked.
Any suggestions. I am going to separate again if it stays as warm as it was last nite.

 

[pampered_poultry]

Hi -

We do trim slightly for increased fertility.

Thanks,
Richard

Hello guys and gals,
I finally have my first batch of English Orps. from Jordan Farm. 6 lemon cuckoos, and 3 chocolate bantams. I'm Soooo excited!!! I'll post some pics if I can get them to hold still long enough. I do have a question for you folks. I've been told that will need their butt fluff trimmed for fertility. Is that true?

Temps here were in the teens today. Needless to say everybody is in the coop huddled beneath the heater.

 

[pampered_poultry]

We have black english bantams from the Roger Clark line.

Thanks,
Richard

Evening Everyone - I do not normally cruse this thread but and really wanting to start raising Orpingtons. I really like the looks of the Black. Does anyone have or know anyone who has 100% Black Orp. Bantams for sale? I have seen some ads for some that "split to chocolate?" But I want totally black genes.
Thanks