orpington

  1. H

    2+ year old Lav Orpington still laying small eggs

    I have a small group of hens that I started out my chicken hobby with about 2.5 years ago. 2 Lavender Orpingtons and 2 Easter eggers. All but one of these hens lays good sized eggs. Just one of the Orpingtons.. she still lays small eggs the size of a hens normal first egg and it always has a...
  2. HatCo

    My chicks keep dying before they get out shell.

    We had a hen go broody on 6 eggs. We decided to let her hatch them. We are new to the chicken world. Our girls are a year & a half old. First chick got out the shell but a nickle sized piece stuck on her back (mama got it off). She lived two days. We weren't sure wheather to take her innside...
  3. Appalachick

    Do lavender Orpingtons have dark spots? Chick is feathering out.

    I got this chick from a local breeder and I've seen the parents. Does anyone have a "splash" lavender?
  4. ChickChic00

    Crossing blue to lavender cross

    I have a hen that is from a lavender Orpington rooster and buff Orpington hen. I don't have a picture of her right now, but I can get one later. What do you think I would get if I bred her to my blue Cochin bantam roo? Any ideas are super appreciated!! Also, ive hatched out a couple chicks from...
  5. S

    LAV. ORPINGTON ROO W/ BLK COPPER MARAN HEN

    I have a Lavender Orpington Roo and a Black Copper Maran hen as well as 2 other lavender Orpington hens. If the Lavender roo mates the black maran hen, what do I end up with?
  6. J

    Hello fellow chicken tenders!

    Hello, 1st time chicken owner and loving it! I've read and researched so much and learned a lot from this page. We have 9 leghorns, 3 brown and 6 white they are (4-5 wks old)feisty and spunky. 6 Easter eggers that are the sweetest and have the chubby cheeks they are only (3 days old). 3 barred...
  7. T

    What breeds will I get?

    I have a Buff Orpington Roo and would like to start hatching my own eggs. This is what I have for my gals! Can you tell me what the crosses would get me or if it would be a totally made up mix! Would any be sex link? Hens: Barred Rock Lavender Orp Speckled Sussex Easter Egger Amberlink...
  8. Ponyiqandhens2

    Jubilee Orpingtons

    Well, they are finally starting to really look like Orpingtons. Please excuse the boys names, they are Dumb and Dumber..they had not been hanfdled, were underweight etc when i got them it has taken a long time for them to learn normal chicken behavior..still not super savvy about rain.thankfully...
  9. T

    Orpington Mixing

    I currently have a Buff and Lavender Orp Hen. Looking to add a Roo either Buff or Lav. Can anyone tell me what color chicks I would get by mixing the two colors? Would love to see some pictures!
  10. M

    Orpington Chick colors (chocolate silver laced Orpington)

    Hello! I ordered some chocolate silver laced Orpington hatching eggs and was successful in hatching almost all! To my surprise, they are different colors. One in particular I wasn’t expecting to be a color to get. Can anyone identify the little red Orpington chicks color? I’ve scoured the...
  11. Egzermalda

    English Orpington BBS and Laced genetics questions

    I am getting my first rooster tomorrow. He is a Black Laced Silver English Orpington. He will be covering all the following hens. 3 X Black Laced Silver Orpingtons, 2 X Splash English Orpingtons, 1 Blue (with black lacing, more on this later) English Orpington and 1 Golden Comet. The Blue and...
  12. PsychicKrystal

    Hi! I'm Krystal!

    (1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I am relatively new to raising chickens though my best friend has had them for over thirty years so I feel like I've learned a lot in the past six months or so that I've been raising them. All of my birds have been raised from 2-3...
  13. PrincessTee

    Dual puropose chicken feed

    Hello there, I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this if not please guide me to the correct thread. We have buff oprington chickens that we planned to use for dual purpose, eggs and meat we don't separate our birds. We Have about 8 hens and a rooster. I heard the rooster shouldn't...
  14. V

    Do you have B.O. x Light Sussex?

    We have a couple of buff Orpington x light Sussex pullets . Just wondering what their eggs will look like. Anyone out thrrr have any?
  15. Oldegarlicshnapp

    Looking to buy gold buff orp

    Does anyone know of a hatchery that can sell a single sexed gold buff Orpington?
  16. Pufna

    Jubilee x Buff Orpington what will I get?

    I'm considering creating a new breed so to say. I love my Jubilee orpingtons so much, Buffs too. And I was interested if by crossing them I could get something like Jubilee but for the base color to be closer to buff. Hope someone can help me and inform me if I should even try it, what are the...
  17. C

    Roos Free to a Good Home! Lavender Orpington and Lavender x Ameraucana - VA

    We have 5 roos to re-home! One is a pure Lavender Orpington. He is about 1.5 years old. The other 4 are his offspring and crossed with Ameraucana (different hens). Two of the 4 have the fluffy cheeks and 2 do not.
  18. CoopBoots

    Lemon Cuckoo Chickens: Picture Request & Reference Guide

    Hi Everyone! I'm interested in learning more specifically about the Lemon Cuckoo color pattern/type in chickens. I'd like to compile as many pictures of your Lemon Cuckoo birds as possible, along with their breed, if anyone here is interested in showing off their beautiful birds! I'll update...
  19. PrincessTee

    New to raising chicks

    Okay, so I'm completely new when it comes to raising chick's. I've done weeks of research etc but some things you just learn by doing. This leads me to ask, my chick's are about 3 days old and I can see their little feathers starting to come in. I noticed that multiple of them were almost I'm...
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