The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[GoPokes]

I agree Mauve is a rather dull name. In Grant Brereton's last book they called them Lilac Orpingtons, but that doesn't seem to match either.

 

[jeremy]

I agree Mauve is a rather dull name. In Grant Brereton's last book they called them Lilac Orpingtons, but that doesn't seem to match either.

Lilac seems a little too, I dunno... prissy?

Will you be breeding for a Mauve cockerel?

We were discussing earlier how there aren't many (any really) pictures of Mauve males online.

 

[GoPokes]

Yeah I am going to work on breeding a cockeral next fall. I don't have the first clue what he will look like if I pull it off. I have never seen one online either.

 

[jeremy]

This is the only picture I've seen with a roo and I'm honestly not even 100% sure if it is Mauve. I pulled this image from a UK EBAY listing. I could probably try to email the seller and see if they have any better pictures. They might think I'm crazy though, emailing them out of the blue.

 

[GoPokes]

He could be Mauve. From that picture he looks like a light blue male. Maybe that is what they look like?

 

[kathyinmo]

I love the English shape, but (sorry) I hate that mauve color. It looks all washed out or bleached out, to me.

 

[GoPokes]

Yeah my favorites are the blues and probably always will be regardless of what new color comes out. I just wanted to play around with the blue to chocolate combo. Also it was a test to see if a bantam rooster could breed a LF hen.

Aveca - The pullet in the avatar is my favorite. She just started laying a couple weeks ago.

 

[jeremy]

I love the English shape, but (sorry) I hate that mauve color. It looks all washed out or bleached out, to me.

 

[jeremy]

I don't know why that was so big... but I don't mind, it gets the point across even more. LOL.

Kathy,

 

[pips&peeps]

Heres my big guy "Dancer". I weighed him and he is 7 lbs 4 oz.