The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[hecatesmoon]

lol Thanks! I've never been so nervous and hopeful in my life! Time will surely never move more slowly than it is moving now!

 

[Twisted-Rooster]

So, the big plan was to wait until Spring to order hatching eggs, but my boyfriend told me, "Here's the money. Do it now!" So.... I did!
Anyway.... thought I would share the photos of MY English Orpington babies. lol
I went a little overboard....maybe. I actually have to go buy a third incubator. I still have two dozen more coming in I think? Maybe it's one....
Here are my BBS and Jubilee LF English Orps and my Mauve, Chocolate, and Blue and Black Bantam Orps. Aren't they cuuuuute? I got them from Blue Rein Poultry.
And not English, but I also have Lavender eggs in from HinkJC.
Next year I'm going after Gold Laced, White, and Buff hatching eggs!

Best of luck!!!

 

[thedragonlady]

I am going to grow this little fellow out ")

Big baby boy going through the ostrich phase. Look at those feet !

 

[piglett]

Big baby boy going through the ostrich phase. Look at those feet !

he is a good looking boy
they grow so slow, i have a tough time figuring out who needs to stay
i have 3 rite now that are about 10 weeks old (2 black 1 blue)
i think i'll probably keep all 3 & give them a good look in the spring

 

[BantyChickenLuv]

Can anybody give me opinions on her? I think she's my most promising pullet, but I don't know much about Orps. She is a bantam.

 

[PugBug]

I am going to grow this little fellow out ")

he's very pretty!

 

[Renie'sPeeps]

he's very pretty!

Thank you....... oh and thank you Don... sorry I missed your post earlier....

 

[Chickengirl1304]

Hey English orpington pros....
How long does a molt usually last? I have partridge orpingtons, I bought out greenfires original imports and was wondering how long a molt usually lasts. They came from Florida so could they already have molted this year?

 

[Lots A Cluckin]

Hey English orpington pros....
How long does a molt usually last? I have partridge orpingtons, I bought out greenfires original imports and was wondering how long a molt usually lasts. They came from Florida so could they already have molted this year?

it depends on the lineage. a molt from start to finish can take up to 3 months I have heard of even longer molts too...but my orps from the first feather drop to back to laying eggs usually takes 4-6 weeks, the faster the molt the better it is for the chicken. Molting is very stressful and painful for chickens. if you do have a slow molting bird i would not recommend putting them in your breeding programs because that will pass on to future generations and long molts are not a good trait to have. birds can get very sick and skinny during long molts because their bodies are using all of the nutrients they eat for regrowing feathers. I would say a 4-6 week molt is normal maybe a couple more weeks if it is the birds first molt.

 

[deek]

I am going to grow this little fellow out ")

He has the sweetest face!