The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[Mrs MIA]

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LOL! They were settling down for the night!! Bob used to sleep with all 3 hens in a pile of feathers in there!

 

[kathyinmo]

I just love that picture, Jeremy!

 

[justuschickens59]

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Kathy - I guess your birds are just "Special"

I love that picture too, Jeremy

 

[kathyinmo]

Yeah, my birds are so special ..... so special that they refuse to be mussed up by a roo, and refuse to give me fertile eggs!

I have seen those boys in action .... errrr, attempted action! Those girls just refuse to be mated!

I guess I should just be grateful they are at least giving me eggs!

 

[RioLindoAz]

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The English Orps are Bee-ooo-ti-ful

BTW, Kathy, I'm going to have to start stalking you. You're not answering my PMs!

 

[kathyinmo]

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The English Orps are Bee-ooo-ti-ful

BTW, Kathy, I'm going to have to start stalking you. You're not answering my PMs!

Yes I did. My box shows I answered. Let me send another one.

 

[HenThymes]

Two more eggs into lockdown last night... Hoping they both pull thru. That would give me 5 so far.

He seems to prefer my English hen to the American, hmmmm.

 

[justuschickens59]

I have 46 eggs in the bator now with various dates to come out into the hatcher. I also have 18 more to set. I am soooooooooo hoping that some of these are fertile !!!

 

[Kelly G]

I am both soooo excited.........and so disappointed to find this thread!!!!

Two weeks ago, I took my niece to our local zoo (Lowry Park Zoo) and scattered throughout the zoo - and in the petting area - they had these huge, round birds - like something out of the Baroque era. Beautiful, large feathery beauties.

I knew right away they were Buff Orps (the zoo keeps them and guineas to help keep insects/pests under control).........unlike the Orps I have (from a hatchery).

I thought - no problem! I'll find some on BYC and hatch some or buy some.

Sooooooo.......I'm thrilled to find this thread - but disappointed to assess (after reading the first 500 posts plus the most recent 100 posts) that the only ones that seem to be available are BBS - which are GORGEOUS - but not what I had my heart set on.

Does anyone have any advice on resources, or are they simply not available?

Thanks for your time!!!

 

[jeremy]

Joy and Kathy, this is another one of my favorites from when Edmund was just a we one.

Kelly G, as far as I know, nobody has imported English Buff Orps.

Why don't you check with the zoo and see where they got their birds?