The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[tdhenson86]

How do I find out about local shows? I honestly can't find any. I've looked and I'm not entirely sure where to look I guess...

 

[Margitas]

How do I find out about local shows? I honestly can't find any. I've looked and I'm not entirely sure where to look I guess...

http://www.poultryshowcentral.com/poultry-show-dates.html

You can find out here

 

[Don Chandler]

http://www.poultryshowcentral.com/poultry-show-dates.html

You can find out here

There is also a site Exhibition Poultry Magazine that has alot of show dates. New magazine every month free on line.

 

[tdhenson86]

Thank you for the show dates!!!

 

[Chickenhill]

Couple of love birds. The rooster is almost 2 and his sweet heart is about 7mos. We mostly breed Wyandottes and are pretty new to the Orpingtons... Your input, the good and not so good on their type, would be fantastic. Chocolates fade with age??

 

[delisha]

Very Pretty ..

 

[jeremy]

Chocolates fade with age??

Chocolate feathers do dull with age, or get bleached by the sun like Blue feathers can.

However I'd be more concerned with what looks like color leakage on your roo. Are his saddle feathers always that color, or are they old?

Also, on his wings, are those red feathers?

If he does have leakage you do not want to use him, or his offspring, for breeding.

 

[Chickenhill]

Chocolate feathers do dull with age, or get bleached by the sun like Blue feathers can.

However I'd be more concerned with what looks like color leakage on your roo. Are his saddle feathers always that color, or are they old?

Also, on his wings, are those red feathers?

If he does have leakage you do not want to use him, or his offspring, for breeding.

He was in the sun all summer and yes, his feather are old. I have pics of him with new feathers and there was no red in the wings and his saddle was dark.

Thank you for the advise. All good to know stuff!

 

[rebel yell]

Just had to post a pic. of my 8 month old here, A friend of mine hatched him out of eggs he got from me & let me have him back cause he didn't need 2 roosters.

 

[Chickenhill]

Nice!