Why Orpingtons?

[Katy]

Kingscalls has them.

 

[EweSheep]

Amazondoc, KingsCalls got them and I also got a flock that is staying with a friend of mine. They are almost a month old now and they came from Dick Horsmann out in PA, I think. Mostly blacks and two blues out of the lot of 24 chicks.

They are goreous!

 

[sara]

I just love how huge they are, and their big fluffy butts!


Just sitting around waiting for the day I can have a lavender orpington *hint hint*

 

[amazondoc]

Thanks guys --

Since the standard orps are so huge, are the bantam orps relatively large compared to other bantams? Do they lay relatively large eggs compared to other bantams?

 

[EweSheep]

Well they are bigger than OEGB, thats for sure and they lay small tint eggs which the eggs are bigger than Silkies but not that much.

 

[amazondoc]

Thanks for the info!

 

[SueNH]

Beauty Queen is a beauty!

Now I can't wait until my blue wyandottes get older. I ordered some other kinds of pullet chicks with them and they all turned out to be buff orps. I see a little buff cockeral in there too. Not that I need another rooster but Beauty just saved him from the freezer.

Some of those blue wyandotte chicks have straight combs so I could do a blue orp look alike with a little choosy breeding.

 

[MissPrissy]

Sue - you should look at the blue laced red wyandottes. Gorgeous!

 

[yotetrapper]

Ohhhh I LOVE the looks of the blrw. In Fact, I have 18 eggs in the bator now! Can't wait till they hatch!

 

[Katy]

Here's some pictures of some of my BLRW.....