The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[JHorn91180]

Out of the blue and black? Wild, one kinda looks like a spangle.

Mother and father at age 6 months. Sorry they r 13 or 14 months now but havnt taken recent photos.

 

[Renie'sPeeps]

I was looking at Delisha's beautiful chicklets and noticed their feet appear almost solid black. Is having white on a black chick's feet a flaw? Is that acceptable in blue or splash chicks? Thanks guys!

Black and blue varieties have a black beak, red ear lobes, black or dark brown eyes and black or blue legs and feet with white toenails. Soles of feet are white in the black variety.

Don't worry... much like the size of their feet... they will grow into them.. lol

 

[BamaChicken]

Looks like a mottled and another white

 

[BamaChicken]

I was looking at Delisha's beautiful chicklets and noticed their feet appear almost solid black. Is having white on a black chick's feet a flaw? Is that acceptable in blue or splash chicks? Thanks guys!

You can have them hatch with pink toes and dark up the shanks. They will turn dark eventually. Those are just some really dark legs.

 

[BamaChicken]

Jhorn you can look at the legs on the black and white chick. If it is mottled it will have mottled leg color.

I would say keep hatching from this pair and then breed all the anomalies that match togather

 

[delisha]

Quote: I have red bingo glass daubers in the water.(A little larger then a marble, but flat) It is to help attract the chicks to water and drinking. They like red.

Lynnie thought you might enjoy these. They are a little dirty cause it is still muddy here but was a really nice day!

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WOW...Those are beautiful...prettiest I have ever seen..

Quote: Most of the chicks have dads bright white toe nails.But not on all of the toes..it is shocking against pitch black legs and even odd looking with the slate legs.

My last two have piped..I set 31 eggs and have 29 out. I hope the last two make it out by morning. I am exhausted.

 

[ElitePoultry]

Sorry it took so long

but opinions please?

That one chick does look lie a spangled just without pale feet. Those are pretty yellow.

But Interesting chicks they are. Im anxious to see how they grow up

 

[rockinpaints]

Big Boy, Nice tail

Hi Julie, thank you. They are huge birds, my biggest orps. I don't usually weigh them but one hen got an injury & when I treated her I weighed her.
She weight over 9 pounds at 7 1/2 months old

Happy Easter all!!!

 

[delisha]

Happy Easter

 

[aveca]

Nellie..LOVE THEM! THIS is one happy Easter for sure.. Thanks for sharing the pics..Easter dreams

Lynne O.