The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[jeremy]

I didn't think it was leakage, but probably just older sun bleached feathers?

 

[kidcody]

Thank you Jeremy, after all he did come from Oklahoma! I was always taught if you have nothing nice to say maybe you shouldn't say anything at all!

 

[jeremy]

The last time I saw my Neville he had similar yellowing in his hackles and on his back. He's been living on pasture where he is exposed to direct sunlight every single day. At first I was shocked to see how he looked but I quickly realized that he just needed a good molt.

I feel like Splash and Lavender are affected much more harshly by the sun's rays.

I wonder how sunlight will effect Chocolate feathers? I'm assuming they would pale and yellow over time too.

 

[Goose and Fig]

No- I have been raising lavenders for a few years now- the gold in the wing triangle is leakage. The other "boy feathers" can easily get sunbleached , and that will moult out. I have had to cull a few roos for the same reason.

Also- I guess it depends on where you live and when they hatch, but all of my adult birds tend to moult in the fall, so they don't have the brassy feathers in the spring.

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[OSUman]

From photos ive seen, and the explination of the photos, sun bleaching in chocolate causes a lighter brown creamy chocolate color. I am not certain about it though

The last time I saw my Neville he had similar yellowing in his hackles and on his back. He's been living on pasture where he is exposed to direct sunlight every single day. At first I was shocked to see how he looked but I quickly realized that he just needed a good molt.
I feel like Splash and Lavender are affected much more harshly by the sun's rays.
I wonder how sunlight will effect Chocolate feathers? I'm assuming they would pale and yellow over time too.

 

[Tuffoldhen]

I didn't think it was leakage, but probably just older sun bleached feathers?

I'm with Jeremy. It is not leakage on the lavender, it is sun bleaching, outdoor runs without a cover and scratch grains that causes this in the roosters. The hens/pullets do not get this at all. I have been raising them since the beginning of the project.

 

[Goose and Fig]

Look at the wing triangle- this is a perfect example of BOTH leakage AND sun bleaching. Lavender dilutes red to a darker gold, buttery color. The sun bleaching is more of a pale yellow that they males get on the hackle and saddle feathers, not the wing triangle. .

Also- if it was just bleaching, it wouldn't be in "chunks" like that, it will be the entire length of the feather.
Anybody that raises BBS or lavender anything should be able to recognize this.

 

[kidcody]

Why I posted the photo of my lavender rooster was because I've had request from people who have purchased chicks. This thread was suppose to share beautiful eye candy. As far as the leakage if a judge says its not leakage but from the sun that's good enough for me!!!

He hasn't molted yet!

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[Fat Chick]

I don't know why you are selling chicks from a bird with leakage.

 

[klf73]

The lavender rooster has leakage, not sun affect. That would be red leakage on a black bird, but the way lavender works that is the color you get. He is gorgeous otherwise and I wouldn't toss the baby out with the bath water, just keep it in mind when I work with the next generation. I had worked with lavender when it was first introduced to orps and ameraucana(4 years ago?). I had an ameraucana (project of course) roo that was colored like that and had asked Harry(Shaffer) about it since the bloodline came from him and it was his project. I was working on it until a fox came and wiped out my girls a couple years ago.

you won't get everyone to agree but the pattern says it all to me

and I would still buy chicks from that guy, he is a nice specimen