The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[aveca]

I am beyond excited this morning


Charlie whom I hatched in 2008 Has produced so many nice chicks for me and others here in the US. My dear friend Chirstina has had him now for two hatching seasons now along with some of my best girls. I just got 16 chicks in the mail back from him and these girls. I would recognisze the head on these babies anywhere. They are beautiful. Thank you Christina

absolutly fantastic Julie!! we lost your pic thou.doesnt come up...LOVE to see them

 

[rebel yell]

I am beyond excited this morning


Charlie whom I hatched in 2008 Has produced so many nice chicks for me and others here in the US. My dear friend Chirstina has had him now for two hatching seasons now along with some of my best girls. I just got 16 chicks in the mail back from him and these girls. I would recognisze the head on these babies anywhere. They are beautiful. Thank you Christina


I don't know what is wrong with my PC this morning. It wondt let me copy and paste so I couldn't get a pic to come up sorry

Good luck gal. with em, but I want to see the pic. I cant see em on my PC.

 

[thedragonlady]

Nice whites Lynn.
Renie I am waiting for the pics. Don't open that bator though.

I took a few pics this evening

Big Mama with her babies. She is a good mama

My Oldest Black chick of the season. A cockerel of course

He is Tubby little thing so if I keep him I may name him Tubby

A few more in this group hunting a bug

Love my yard in the Spring

Backyard that is

Fun babies and very pretty garden Julie !

 

[BamaChicken]

Good luck gal. with em, but I want to see the pic. I cant see em on my PC.

Roger I have got pics of them yet. Just a old pic of Charlie. It is crazy I had to upload to FB and then copy and paste.

Charlie I will get some chick pics later today maybe. Of yours too.

 

[BamaChicken]

Thank you Vickie

 

[rebel yell]

Roger I have got pics of them yet. Just a old pic of Charlie. It is crazy I had to upload to FB and then copy and paste.

Charlie I will get some chick pics later today maybe. Of yours too.

Great looking birds gal !!!! cant wait to see the little ones.

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Nice whites Lynn. Renie I am waiting for the pics. Don't open that bator though. My Oldest Black chick of the season. A cockerel of course He is Tubby little thing so if I keep him I may name him Tubby

What a chunker! Love my yard in the Spring

How lovely.

 

[BamaChicken]

Thanks Blarney. If I can keep doing well physically I want to add a few more perrenials in the beds. I don't have as much free time as I did even five years ago or maybe I am not as fast

 

[MorgansManor]

Nice whites Lynn. Renie I am waiting for the pics. Don't open that bator though. I took a few pics this evening

Big Mama with her babies. She is a good mama My Oldest Black chick of the season. A cockerel of course He is Tubby little thing so if I keep him I may name him Tubby

A few more in this group hunting a bug

Love my yard in the Spring

Backyard that is

Your yard is stunning and I am very jealous! My poor yard is a feeling a little neglected at the moment. Lovely birds. Debbie

 

[yaya1215]

These are a couple updated pics of some of the chicks I got from Nellie:

Super cute black cockerel


The feathers are just coming in and already you can see the green!
The blue I got from her:


Cute blue pullet with nice lacing


my favorite little girl has such a cute expression and great lacing


Here are some of Rogers I hatched out:






And finally, some that I hatched out Feb 1 (these are Amer x English cross)


This line is very leggy until 6-7 months old, then the skirt drops down and they totally change


Nice fluffy butts


This is a perfect example of how hard it is to get a good blue and how much I respect those of you who have accomplished that feat! I put my best black hen with a friends giant Splash cock (before I got Roger's splash) and these blues are the result; 3 eggs, same hen and rooster, three totally different shades of blue: clockwise from the left around the cockerel laying sown in center, lightest blue of the bunch is okay, then there is a charcoal that almost looks black and then a mix of dark and light feathers. This is one breeding I wont be repeating!