The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[jeremy]

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I have LOTS of juveniles available!

 

[justuschickens59]

Well, it appears that I've have plenty of folks to share chicks with

I might give it a shot this spring and see what happens.

 

[OrpingtonFreak]

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I have LOTS of juveniles available!

Thanks for the offer. I have found someone on here in Washington. I was looking for lavender and jubilee.

 

[jeremy]

These images are from Keith's Orps,

His birds are obviously still in the project stage, but can you imagine how beautiful they would be when they're finished?

I think you should totally do it Joy!

 

[HenThymes]

Wow, what lovely girls!!

See Joy what beauties you could be producing!!

 

[jeremy]

I think establishing the color might be pretty easy to do, too.

This pullet is Gold Laced Chocolate, also from Keith's Orps, more importantly she is a F1 bird. Look at that lacing already!

So theoretically you should get some decent Gold Lacing in your first crossing of Winston to Goldie Joy, then you just cross those babies together and probably cross a few of the cockerels back to Goldie to improve the color even more and keep working at it.

So exciting!

 

[HenThymes]

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[jeremy]

That's what I was thinking.

ETA: Not only will this project create Gold Laced Blues, but it should also help to create regular Gold Laced birds with correct type. Winston should definitely add some girth to his Gold Laced offspring!

ETA (again!

): Can you imagine how beautiful a Gold Laced Splash bird woudl be!!!

 

[justuschickens59]

Oh WOW - I'm drooling all over the place

. I LOVE the Gold Laced Blues

. Thanks for posting these pictures Jeremy. I had never seen Keith's Orps page before. I'm going to go scour his page.

Anyway - ya'll have convinced me !!! I'm going to hatch some Winston/Goldie eggs and see what happens.

I want to try to wait until Spring, but I hear that incubator calling my name quite loudly !!!

I'll try to get another picture of Goldie this weekend. Winston definitely should add some girth to the chicks - he is broad as a side of a barn.

 

[HenThymes]

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Joy, my sportsman is already up and running, you can just bring them eggies down and pop them in!