The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[PugBug]

loving those white babys! such fun to see them developing..

TY! I'm so glad to know someone else thinks they are nice too! It's hard for me to be objective, plus I freely admit I don't know what all details to look at & for- I just know the 'look' I like. And it seems the solid color birds are easier to see a nice shape on.

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Here are our babies coming up 6 Partridge, 4 Black and One blue whose color I am not keen on. Please excuse Picture Quality. :






The 3 Partridge Boys I need to make decisions about.

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Pugbug: I would guess that is a Partridge Boy you have. Is there White on the chest? Or a reflection?

My kids are preparing for the upcoming 4H show. Thanks to the raccoons, we have NO mature Orps to show. I am heartbroken. My daughter, who raises the Orps says, "Momma, I don't want to show any of my birds this fall. They are too young and not filled out enough to do well". I'm proud of her, but sad about our predicament. We culled hard this past winter and only kept our best hen, then a coon got her. I think my daughter is going to take one of the ones pictured above for showmanship. A juvenile will be much easier for her to handle in front of the judge.

 

[delisha]

Here are our babies coming up 6 Partridge, 4 Black and One blue whose color I am not keen on. Please excuse Picture Quality. :






The 3 Partridge Boys I need to make decisions about.

such pretty baby's

 

[delisha]

Pugbug: I would guess that is a Partridge Boy you have. Is there White on the chest? Or a reflection?

My kids are preparing for the upcoming 4H show. Thanks to the raccoons, we have NO mature Orps to show. I am heartbroken. My daughter, who raises the Orps says, "Momma, I don't want to show any of my birds this fall. They are too young and not filled out enough to do well". I'm proud of her, but sad about our predicament. We culled hard this past winter and only kept our best hen, then a coon got her. I think my daughter is going to take one of the ones pictured above for showmanship. A juvenile will be much easier for her to handle in front of the judge.

It is wonderful she is going to show having such a hard change in the plans. Painful and valuable lesson. I am sorry for your losses.

 

[PugBug]

Here are our babies coming up 6 Partridge, 4 Black and One blue whose color I am not keen on. Please excuse Picture Quality. :






The 3 Partridge Boys I need to make decisions about.

nice babies! and this answers my question as to if the ones I have are partridge cockerels LOL

 

[PugBug]

Pugbug: I would guess that is a Partridge Boy you have. Is there White on the chest? Or a reflection?

My kids are preparing for the upcoming 4H show. Thanks to the raccoons, we have NO mature Orps to show. I am heartbroken. My daughter, who raises the Orps says, "Momma, I don't want to show any of my birds this fall. They are too young and not filled out enough to do well". I'm proud of her, but sad about our predicament. We culled hard this past winter and only kept our best hen, then a coon got her. I think my daughter is going to take one of the ones pictured above for showmanship. A juvenile will be much easier for her to handle in front of the judge.

There's no white on their chest, but both still have baby fluff there. These 2 are much slower to feather out than the partridge pullet. When I saw the pic of your 3, I knew I was right. I have just not seen young partridge cockerels till now

 

[thedragonlady]

Here are our babies coming up 6 Partridge, 4 Black and One blue whose color I am not keen on. Please excuse Picture Quality. :






The 3 Partridge Boys I need to make decisions about.

I really like the middle partridge cockerel in this bottom picture.Good front end, and top line so far. Don't be in a hurry to cull this color, as it changes until 6 months, or so.

 

[iokra]

I have a broody hen and some small orps in the box, they are a few days old. can I make my broody hen adopt them somehow? I would love not to have to deal with heat lamp. etc.

 

[Blarneyeggs]

It is wonderful she is going to show having such a hard change in the plans. Painful and valuable lesson. I am sorry for your losses.

Thank you. We now have 3 less raccoons on our property, but my son saw a fox mid day behind the goat run. Yikes! Our Great Pyr ran it off, I just hope it doesn't come back.

nice babies! and this answers my question as to if the ones I have are partridge cockerels LOL

Thank you

I really like this variety.

I really like the middle partridge cockerel in this bottom picture.Good front end, and top line so far. Don't be in a hurry to cull this color, as it changes until 6 months, or so.

I appreciate your input, six months sounds manageable . That middle guy is also the largest. I hope to keep all three. My plans are to keep the best boy to breed, show the second boy - as AOV to bring attention to the variety, and put the third in with my layers.