What color would you call this Orpington cockerel?

[Ocho 8 Farm]

This is Ronan. He is right around 5 months and came from one of Papa’s Poultry surprise Orpington boxes so he wasn’t exactly labeled. I thought he was a golden laced because he looked pretty close to a golden laced as a chick, but not exactly. I know Jeff has a lot of projects colors going on, but golden laced is the closest color he has listed. Ronan’s lacing has just started to fill in this month, but as you can see it is not coming in golden… it is instead rather yellow? I added a pic of the back of his head next to one of my lavenders so you can see that the lacing is also not white, but definitely yellow (even more so in person). I was just asked what color he is considered, but I don’t know what exactly to call him?
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He’s really cool looking !
I especially love the “Hulk Hogan” mullet he’s got !! Very nice bird !

 

[Ocho 8 Farm]

I originally wasn’t sure if I was going to keep him, but I might have to. I ended up with 12 cockerels out of this batch and several unique colors which is making it hard to choose I have Isabel, Isabel Laced Lavender, Blue Partridge along with the usual splash, black, lavender and blue cockerels to choose from.

All from papa’s poultry ?

 

[HollowOfWisps]

He’s really cool looking !
I especially love the “Hulk Hogan” mullet he’s got !! Very nice bird !

My sister said the same thing when I sent her a picture

 

[Auntiejessi3]

I do not know how this pattern will change as he gets older (more lacing, less lacing, or something different yet.) I would be curious to see updated photos as he matures.

Agreed that it will be interesting to see what color/colors he grows into.

 

[Ocho 8 Farm]

My sister said the same thing when I sent her a picture

Haha!! See!! You should change his name to Hogan!!

 

[HollowOfWisps]

All from papa’s poultry ?

Yep! I ordered I believe it was 27 total from Jeff this spring. Here is my Isabel Cockerel I got from the first Papa’s Poultry batch that arrived in April. I have yet to come up with a name for this guy that suits him

 

[Auntiejessi3]

Just out of curiosity, did you get a super discount on this box of chicks? Or is he still charging premium for "project " birds?

 

[Ocho 8 Farm]

Yep! I ordered I believe it was 27 total from Jeff this spring. Here is my Isabel Cockerel I got from the first Papa’s Poultry batch that arrived in April. I have yet to come up with a name for this guy that suits him
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Ken!
Like from Barbie! He’s a Ken doll.

 

[HollowOfWisps]

Just out of curiosity, did you get a super discount on this box of chicks? Or is he still charging premium for "project " birds?

I paid anywhere from $14.50-$16.50 per chick for the variety boxes since I ordered both box types for the orpingtons. He had one box option that was non-project English lines only and then the other box option could have both English and project orpingtons. You can definitely see the difference between the English and non- English lines with the sizes, but even the project Orpington cockerels are a pretty decent size.

 

[HollowOfWisps]

Ken!
Like from Barbie! He’s a Ken doll.

He does look like chicken version of a Ken doll and now I can’t unsee that