The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[tennesseeckn]

You all have made me very, very happy! I should have had a black in the same picture. When they are side by side the subtle difference is easier to see.

Joy, I love the chicks! They look like they have gold eyebrows now. The look on Minerva's face is priceless, like she's saying, "Do you MIND?!?!" It made me grin.

I would love to go out and take more pictures, but we have had so much rain! I haven't had to water plants in weeks and the Orps are liking the cooler weather. They don't mind getting wet at all. They come in all flat and drippy.

 

[lildinkem]

For you UK fans check out the White Orp on the link to Ace Show part 3 on this site.

http://www.aviculture-europe.nl/indexUK.html

 

[HenThymes]

I was out at the barn taking pictures of some chicks today and decided to go out to the big pen and take a few pics of the growing kids. WOW was I amazed at my blue pullet today, I cannot believe how much she has changed in a very short amount of time and right before my eyes!!!

She is just one awesome pullet and only turned 4 months old today. Sorry about the pics, there is some netting that needs fixed hanging in front of her. Oh, and the black pullet behind her in the pics is the same age.

 

[kathyinmo]

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Pretty, pretty, pretty!

 

[cfc]

Great colour on that blue pullet, she will develope into a nice bird.

With the gold laced, the only places i know with standards for them are Germany, Holland and possibly Denmark. In my opinion, your best bet for a provisional standard would be to look for a German one and translate it.

Here is the only one i could find. I used google to translate it, so its a bit rough round the edged. It will give you a good idea of what to look for though.

Hahn i believe is the male and hen is the female.

Yellow-Black Lined:

HAHN : head dark golden brown. Hackles golden yellow with a hint strokes black shaft and black saumartiger drawing at the end of spring. Saturated same slope dark golden yellow, black and black hem drops drawing are considered preferable. Back and wing coverts dark golden yellow to golden brown enough, much more intense in color than the rest of the plumage. The larger Flügeldeckfedem (tie) enough cinnamon and dark yellow to black bordered clear. Secondaries (delta wing) pronounced golden yellow to cinnamon, with more or less, Trimming and black crescent-shaped black spring ends. Primaries foreign flag golden to cinnamon, black mottled, and allows some white lace, black-brown interior colors. Chest dark golden to cinnamon with a broad lack of rich, black hem. After appearing gray to black plumage. Tail dark golden to cinnamon with rich paint, black Trimming. Rectrices cinnamon with black crescent-shaped spring ends, allowing black mottled. Color light horn colored beak. Running flesh-colored paint. Eye color orange.


HEN : Main color dark golden to cinnamon, each feather cloak of feathers with as equally wide black skirts; the overall image a bit darker than the cock. Halsbehang dark golden yellow with very broad, often nearly black Trimming acting black. Wings, abdomen and picky feathers and tail feathers like the cock. Some white tips of the primaries and slightly mottled, large Schwanzdeckfedem initially permitted. Beak horn colored paint. Running flesh-colored paint, allowing easier gray tinge. Eye color orange, allows slightly brown deposits.


Severe faults: HAHN : Too bright brass-colored curtains, missing Trimming on the chest, tail feathers and the large wing coverts (tie), to red, brown or bright colors: strong reedy lower plumage .


HEN : Too dark or too bright mottled main color, bright drawing nerve; poor Trimming.


For both sexes: missing leg drawing; strong trickling spring or in midfield, pepper, reeds vibrate; greatly brightened after plumage, mottled run color: brown eye color.

Hope this is a little help.

Matt

 

[tadkerson]

If a person used a black or blue orpington in their cross this would be the source of the dark shank color. The black orpingtons could carry dermal melanin and pass it on to their offspring; the same goes for blue orpington. Dermal melanin is a recessive sex linked gene. In order for the dermal melanin gene to be passed on to all the offspring, the black or blue bird would be the male in the cross. Females can only give the dermal melanin gene to their sons.

There are two sources of dark color in the legs- the E locus allele and dermal melanin. Black and blue orpingtons are most likely extended black at the E locus and would have dark legs because of extended black; they could also carry the dermal melanin gene.

You can not make a laced bird on extended black- the birchen or brown allele would have to be introduced to the variety in order to get lacing. The birchen allele and dermal melanin can make black shanks. The birchen allele can be variable (light to dark) with respect to shank color. The brown allele normally does not add black pigment to the shanks- a person should get white or yellow legs on birds that are brown at the E locus ( no dermal melanin in genotype).


Tim

 

[BamaChicken]

HT that blue pullet is very nice shape.

 

[justuschickens59]

Tricia - VERY pretty birds !! Nice color on the pullet.

Matt - Thank you so much for this - I really appreciate it. I've copied it and put it in a word document and printed it out.

 

[tazcat70]

Tim very good information!!!

 

[tazcat70]

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Matt, Wonderful!

I specifically like the translation for legs.

Do you have any idea what the colored paint is? With the "allowing easier gray tinge." I was thinking it must be white.


Tonya