Ponyiqandhens2
Songster
@ColtHandorf does the Jubilee coloring work.i have 2 pullets and 2cockrels ( not sure which of the two I am keeping, theother will go to a friend's very large egg and meatbird yard bird flocktoimprovetheirbirds ( they are many generations away from their original purebred, they cull for meat and produce eggs. But wheni mentioned my extra cockrel they were excited to cross with some of their better layer/heavier hens ,so he stays put off freezer camp and helps improve another flock.. )Resident English Orpington breeder chiming in:
If you want to keep Orpingtons and have them in a variety of colors, while not advised, you could have Blue, Black, Splash, Chocolate, and Lavender all in the same pen. You could even add birds of those varieties that are Mottled as well. Blue and Chocolate will yield Mauve chicks as well. I would not add any Buff or Red-based birds. I'd avoid Laced as well. If you happen upon some birds carrying Recessive rather than Dominant White, those can pop up from time to time.