The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[pampered_poultry]

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I would take it from her just to make sure I have it in a controlled environment that will promote a healthy chick.

 

[jeremy]

That's what I was thinking.

I wouldn't want to risk losing this special little one to anything.

 

[klf73]

I have some new additions. They are a little younger than I was expecting so that presents a whole different problem. I was questioning the gender on them though

. I will post pics and see if general consensus agrees with me or if I am wrong(which is highly possible since I only started working with orps this year). I will take some pics in a few when they settle down....and I can wrangle some help from my kids when they get home....

 

[jeremy]

What did ya get?

 

[klf73]

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you'll see

 

[klf73]

Ok, here we go...
#1, Obvious cockeral

#2 pullet?

#3 cockeral??? (This one has me stumped)

#4 cockeral?

So, whatya think?

 

[klf73]

My bama boys are starting to get rough...I am going to take my 4 remaining girls and separate them. I was considering keeping the one remaining splash boy with them but need to know if he is good enough...I had a hard time getting a pic..the first pic is in the sun so color will look funny
Here he is

 

[jeremy]

Jubilees?

I say 1 & 4 are cockerels, 2 & 3 are pullets.

 

[klf73]

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3 acts like a pullet but those pink wattles threw me off...

 

[jeremy]

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3 acts like a pullet but those pink wattles threw me off...

It might be a late blooming cockerel, but the way it has feathered in suggests it's a pullet to me. That and it's more horizontal stance compared to the boys that almost always are more upright.

They are Jubilees right, from Greenfire?