The IMPORTED ENGLISH Orpington Thread

[rebel yell]

Hi Roger, He is 9 months old.

Mine is 6 months old & is the calmest bird on my place, he will stand there & let you pet him, love it !!!!!!!!!

 

[galanie]

It was my understanding that the blacks from a breeding like that might or might not be split for the choc. gene, that test breedings had to be done to be sure. Or do I have that wrong? Or maybe I'm totally speaking out of turn and test breedings have already been done.

Nonetheless, he's Beautiful!!

Here is the info that I have on the Chocolate gene. Look to the lower right corner of the page and it is the Windows Document link. I think everyone will enjoy this. http://www.ramsleyorpingtons.com/#!__large-fowl-chocolate-orpington

THank you!! I was wrong. As usual hahaha. So it's the split to chocolate that is what I was thinking of, not the product of a pure black to chocolate. Thanks!

 

[Don Chandler]

THank you!! I was wrong. As usual hahaha. So it's the split to chocolate that is what I was thinking of, not the product of a pure black to chocolate. Thanks!

There is some in the orp club that started this like 2 year ago. Breeding a choc bantam male to std black females. I know some had to AI to get fertile eggs. Don't how it's going, but I would think it would be slow getting the size back like it needs to be.

 

[juststruttin]

I lost my first 2 developing Jubilee eggs from my flock due to a defective wafer thermostat. They were due to hatch in 5 days. I'm sad about this. But, I still have 5 more developing in another incubator that are due to hatch in 2 weeks. I have 10 more eggs to set tonight. I also cooked 14 developing chocolate bantams as well. Stuff happens. I am planning to add and additional thermostat to my incubators for backup to prevent this from happening. My Jubilee eggs should start getting better fertility since I trimmed their feathers where it counts most.

I only wish that I had done this about 4 dozen eggs ago. Shame on me.

Do you all think this girl just wanted to be in the picture? I can't remember if I have posted this pic in this thread, but I think her expression is so comical.

So sorry. Those are some beauties you have there

 

[aveca]

Boy roger those are awful cute..like tater chips..its going to be hard to only have one or even a couple of those...your going to wind up with a whole bag..

 

[deek]

Calling on Rockinpaints...
I hope you are recovering from all the rain. Miss your posts. Hope all is well.
Dee

 

[rockinpaints]

Calling on Rockinpaints...
I hope you are recovering from all the rain. Miss your posts. Hope all is well.
Dee

Morning Dee!

And all the friends at BYC! Haven't had a chance to get on here much, been so busy here diligently getting ready for winter and getting dried out from the storm. My coop doors will finally close again from the swelling in all the rain....... Still we are the lucky ones. My heart goes out to the more than 3000 who are still out of power

and those who will be cleaning up for months to come.
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I just went back over about 6 pages on here and I have missed a lot. MY, WHAT A BEAUTIFUL BUNCH OF ORP PICS I have missed!!

Dee that Max is adorable (you know I LOVE the Gold Laced....& Blue Laced Gold......& Buff Laced.......

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BAMA those blue babies in the bucket are sooooo DANG cute! (Love the expression on that blue roo

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Nice split roos Roger and Alton! Good luck with those boys.

My babies from the UK are getting sooo big. The Jubilees are bigger than my full grown Partridge and they are only 4 months old! They sure are chunk muffins. And their personalty's are phenomenal, they are some of the friendlies babies I have ever had. If I have on a jacket with the waist tie that dangles down they follow me around grabbing at the tie that is hanging down.

They are so funny!
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Hope everyone is doing well in the midst of all this weather. Our friends in the east with Hurricane Sandy and our friends to the west with winter storm Brutus. Be safe all!

 

[aveca]

Glad your doing OK Nellie..we were on volenteer list to go work the coast with tetanus shots, generators ect..but at the last minute they said they had enough help ...lot of good hearts out there working....winds up to be where your in the way..they need to move all the big stuff around..roofs ect.....feel so bad for them....not a good time of year to be without power

 

[deek]

Nellie, just wanted you to know that you are missed. Would love to see pictures of your UK babies when you have time.

 

[rockinpaints]

Nellie, just wanted you to know that you are missed. Would love to see pictures of your UK babies when you have time.

Thank you!! You are all so special

! It is pouring rain right now so I am inside mostly today..........getting a little more time to visit! And of course the chickies are inside today..... (not in here with me that is

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