The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[rockinpaints]

Exactly.

It's just not going to work out for him. There are other roos in the world, even though he hasn't seen any. They will be brought in. I should talk with him. Tucked under my arm. In front of his ladies.

 

[jeremy]

The rooster in the back ground is the original imported roosters from Sandra Hildreth. The one in the foreground is his son and the roo I will be breeding the blue Partridge pullets to this year. Is that a dilute color issue with the ear lobes, the blue gene?

Nellie, I don't believe there is any correlation between the Blue gene and white colored earlobes, more likely it is due to recessive genes from whatever breed was used to introduce the Partridge color to Orpingtons, whoever knows how many generations ago.

You're on the right track to correct the white ear lobes though. You could then breed the BP boy to Part girls that don't show any white in the earlobes and select offspring from that pairing too that don't exhibit it and keep going from there. Just try not to breed any two birds together that exhibit the white.

I just have to say again that I'm so taken by the Partridge males, they remind me so much of what a Wheaten male could look like... I feel the urge to create a line of Wheaten Orps resurfacing...

 

[rockinpaints]

Nellie, I don't believe there is any correlation between the Blue gene and white colored earlobes, more likely it is due to recessive genes from whatever breed was used to introduce the Partridge color to Orpingtons, whoever knows how many generations ago.

You're on the right track though to correct the white ear lobes though. You could then breed the BP boy to Part girls that don't show any white in the earlobes and select offspring from that pairing too that don't exhibit it and keep going from there. Just try not to breed any two birds together that exhibit the white.

I just have to say again that I'm so taken by the Partridge males, they remind me so much of what a Wheaten male could look like... I feel the urge to create a line of Wheaten Orps resurfacing...

Oh....... so many projects and so little space..

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I know you are probably not ready right now, but when you are ready to tackle it,give me a shout and I will send some your way to work on (this next generation, so hopefully you'll not have to contend with the white earlobes). Wheaten......sounds like such a fun project, if anyone could do it, you could. This summers chicks will be the 4th generation of blues so am hoping all the bugs will get worked out

 

[thedragonlady]

Oh....... so many projects and so little space..

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I know you are probably not ready right now, but when you are ready to tackle it,give me a shout and I will send some your way to work on (this next generation, so hopefully you'll not have to contend with the white earlobes). Wheaten......sounds like such a fun project, if anyone could do it, you could. This summers chicks will be the 4th generation of blues so am hoping all the bugs will get worked out

Nellie,
Try running a fecal check on the birds with white lobes. I had 2,1 year old birds pop up with it, and it was a weird parasite for SC.With the right wormer, everybody is red again.

 

[jeremy]

FYI. @justuschickens59 @hardinpoultry @kidcody @Renie'sPeeps

 

[jlynnet]

Jeremy, that is so irritating. The things people will do to make money.

 

[rockinpaints]

Nellie,
Try running a fecal check on the birds with white lobes. I had 2,1 year old birds pop up with it, and it was a weird parasite for SC.With the right wormer, everybody is red again.

I'll try it, but they are all together with all my juveniles and only the blue partridge have white earlobes, but anything is possible with these guys....

 

[rockinpaints]

FYI. @justuschickens59 @hardinpoultry @kidcody @Renie'sPeeps

Thanks Jeremy! I recognize most of those birds (not mine) but I know whose they are........

 

[dajen]

Hatching Egg question

I have just received my hatching eggs via mail. I've let them sit large end up for 24 hrs. I've heard two different thoughts. One is to just put them in the incubator as normal with the turner on. The other is to put them in and leave the turner off for the first 5 days.
Any input or opinions are welcome.

 

[thedragonlady]

FYI. @justuschickens59 @hardinpoultry @kidcody @Renie'sPeeps

Some clown was using a photo Monty to sell Buff eggs on eBay. Put a stop to that in a hurry.