The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[deek]

Choc have brow legs and beak

Margitas, my Gold Laced have green eyes. What is the common eye color for them?

 

[rockinpaints]

Hey, I found a link for Chocolate Orp standards. Not sure how current or correct it is but it is a starting point.

http://chickenfriends.wordpress.com/2011/03/26/chocolate-orpingtons/

Hope all has a wonderful day (and stay cool!!)

 

[thedragonlady]

Forgive me... but, no one has a guess for sexes? I'm dying here!!! BTW, the pics of these birds from you folks amazes me. I can only hope to have one or two like that.

Does either one have a tail? Pullets get a tail early, and the Ks take forever in my buffs.How old are these?

 

[rockinpaints]

Forgive me... but, no one has a guess for sexes? I'm dying here!!! BTW, the pics of these birds from you folks amazes me. I can only hope to have one or two like that.

They kinda look like both boys to me, SORRY!

(but they are young

)

 

[pips&peeps]

I think that proposed standard is off for the legs. They are not what I would call light.

The black orpington has black legs; the chocolate gene modifies or changes the black pigment in the feathers and from what I have seen in the legs and beak also. The beak is chocolate and the legs should be referred to as a chocolate slate color.

 

[Margitas]

Margitas, my Gold Laced have green eyes. What is the common eye color for them?

Like these?

 

[pips&peeps]

I would think the golden laced should have reddish bay eyes just like the buff. The golden has more pigment in it's body therefore, I don't think gold eyes would be appropriate.

Deek, a lot of chicks start out with green eyes and they change color as the bird matures. I have seen chicks eyes not develop properly if they are kept strictly indoors, natural sunlight does have it's good qualities.

My business partner has the UK standard, I will have to check to see if they are accepted and get the "official" word. The US SOP for golden laced dottes is reddish bay.

 

[jandrusrn]

Splash is male, the other hard to say anything ,can you take pic from side?

About the only "side" I can get of them..... grrrrrr........

 

[jandrusrn]

They kinda look like both boys to me, SORRY!

(but they are young

)

Oooooh grump. That stinks.... we'll see.

 

[Margitas]

About the only "side" I can get of them..... grrrrrr........

If is no tale yet that mean roo, these age female have 1 inch tale or longer, male almost nothing. If you put them in you hand on the back to see they hold the leg close to the body, male hold leg close there body female drop the leg but that only 50% true.
You also can wing sex , male have point tip female round.
When i sex day old chicks i also sex wings ,legs and vent sex,vent is work very well just messy and hard.
hope that help .