The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[pampered_poultry]

We have other varieties of bantams here - but we are working on releasing them some. We have lavender mottled, chocolate cuckoo, cukcoo, black splits (Roger Clarke line). We are releasing the Black split line today.

 

[pips&peeps]

You left out crucial info, black split to what??

 

[pampered_poultry]

You left out crucial info, black split to what??

To. Chocolate of course......

 

[blackbirds13]

those are just the best looking bantams orps ever...look at the little barred ones in there! when they grow up (ha) they still look like a true orpington..they did a beautiful job on these birds..I fell in love with Kathys chocolates..

I have a big rooster that sleeps in a hay pile on the ground, and an australorp rooster that prefers to ground sleep..I just make a big pile for them..the bigger orps can break a leg by jumping down from too far..not sure about these little bantams..I have lower roosts set up but the 2 roosters wont use them..

Thanks. The lighter barred birds are two juvie legbar roosters (got quite a few of those) and the darker with the red breast is one of my juvie female legbars ( got a few of those in the brooder). The chocolates are from a breeder who got them directly from Heirloom Opringtons so they are from the Rob Boyd line. I'm gonna hold on to them for a while but if DH insists I'll have to rehome as I really like my marans and the legbars and am anxious for the Jubilees. These guys are just sooooooooooo sweet and cute.

pips&peeps - I hear ya

but they may have to hit the sell bin if hubby doesn't buy that argument...

. I was so stoked that they were indeed a perfect quad....we'll see I guess. All that money...

hopefully they'll hold their value. I'm enjoying them while I've got them though.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

blackbirds13,

Try using some coops like our duplex coop. You can have a quad of each variety/breed on each side. With just two coops you could house 4 breeds and/or varieties. Take turns free ranging the birds. A different pen out each day. Less room needed and more birds kept!

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[Renie'sPeeps]

Well I have two bators going into lock down tonight... I plan for this to be my last hatch for 2012. I have only 2 chick shipping boxes available.. Soo if anyone is interested in some of my chicks for this yr.. Now is the time to contact me... Thank you and have a great evening

renie

 

[blackbirds13]

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Can I say I'm in love with this! Thanks. I was planning on building 1 or maybe even 2 more coops this summer. This is ideal!

 

[Blarneyeggs]

HallFamily: I'd love the dimensions on the coop, it looks ideal for a couple of broodys, is it?

 

[Zgoatlady]

blackbirds13,

Try using some coops like our duplex coop. You can have a quad of each variety/breed on each side. With just two coops you could house 4 breeds and/or varieties. Take turns free ranging the birds. A different pen out each day. Less room needed and more birds kept!

Do you have full size? whats the bucket for? like the look

 

[Margitas]

HallFamilyFarm: Fit it in your WIFE'S living room? Bwahahaha! My DH would cry! I'd have to drape a sheet over the front and tell him it was filled with beer. It would probably take him until they pipped to figure it out!

Blackbirds: 3 breeds or not, you are stepping on your husbands toes and must send those chocolate babies directly over to me. Post Haste. I really have only YOUR best interest in mind here.

OK Orpie Peoples... Can anyone help me sex these guys? I apologize up front for the awful pics. They are with a broody and not too camera friendly.

Bachelor number #1



bachelor #2:



Bachelor #3



Bachelors number 1 and 2 together: I was under the happy suspicion that bachelor number 2 (on the right) was a pullet this morning, call it wishful thinking. Perhaps sleep deprivation. But after more studying, the size of the hoofers on that one lead me to believe it is a roo, or perhaps one big legged woman.

All tree is boy