orpington

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    Hattie has decided that it is easier these days to eat while laying down. As she says, "It's not easy being dual purpose!"
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    Splash Silkie and Silver Laced Orrington need help

    Hi there, I recently got some new chicks and I am trying to figure out if I have a roo or pullet in both my birds. I have a splash silkie and a silver laced orpington. These pictures were taken when they were 8 weeks old. They are now 11 weeks old.
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    Need help sexing my Lavender Orpington

    We purchased 2 Lavender Orpington chicks together, and now they are starting to look different. Need help to determine if one may be a rooster. #1 has always been a little bigger, so we thought it was just a tad older, it has the longer tail but a smaller comb and not a big wattle #2 is...
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    Buff Orpington roosters free to new home (Colorado Springs)

    We got a straight run of chickens mid February, but have a few too many roosters. We have two buff Orpington roosters that are coming into their own, and would be great for a their own flock. They are too nice of a roosters for eating, and would be great free range roosters. Protective of their...
  5. PetalandHens

    Hello, from St Paul, MN

    👋 my family and I are first time chicken keepers We have 5 hens, we are raising from chicks so they are just pullets. We have: an Americana, a Buff Orpington, Lavender Orpington, a Salmon Faverolle, and a mystery hen that we think is an Amberlink. I have always liked the idea of raising hens...
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    Buff Orpington?

    I can’t stop googling! I’m trying to figure out what type of breed this is, tractor supply said it’s a buff Orpington. I have never seen orpingtons with fuzzy legs?
  7. TheRealGwynethPoultry

    Rooster in Northeastern OK

    This pretty girl crowed this morning 😂 about 2 months old, sold to me as a jubilee orp pullet 🧐 I don’t think so! Free to a good home in Northeast Oklahoma. Willing to drive a little ways and can meet in the middle. Pm for info 😀
  8. Egzermalda

    Are Speckled eggs harder to hatch?

    Are speckled eggs harder to hatch? I have Orpingtons. The Blue and Splash eggs are smooth and hatch readily. The Black Laced Silver have various levels of speckling and I do not get as good a hatch rate with them. And the more heavily speckled ones (from one hen) develop but never seem to pip...
  9. Egzermalda

    BBS English Orpington Splash Rooster Quality Question

    I have 2 Splash and 1 Blue English (and 3 Black Laced Silver) English Orpington hens. ALL being covered by a Black Laced Silver Rooster. The Chicks from the Splash and Blue hens are all "Blue" and indistinguishable. I have been selling all my chicks and some hatching eggs. There is a HUGE...
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    Gender of 5ish week Buff Orpington

    I believe I brought this one home around the end of March, it was the only BO in the 7 chicks I purchased - the other 6 were black australorps, 5 of those were roosters lol - so I don’t really have any BO this age to compare it to I do have some BO pullets that I brought home at the end of April...
  11. chloemae

    Orpington pullets or roo?

    Hi everyone, I always appreciate the help I get from this site, you guys are excellent! I hatched these eggs about 2 and 1/2 weeks ago from Georgia that I received from eBay and they were supposed to be a varied mix of orpington colors. All three look the same (are they chocolate orpington?)...
  12. Holdthechicken

    Is my Blue Orpington actually Lavender, with the shredder gene?

    Hi all, I have a blue Orpington, Indie, that was purchased from a feed store on 4/21 as a day old blue orpington pullet. From the first day I’ve noticed her wings seem a bit odd, now as they are getting feathers, they naturally tuck under and seem disheveled. Is she actually lavender and this is...
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    6 Week Lavender Orpington Boy or Girl?

    Hoping to get some ideas whether these two 6-week old chicks are male or female? Any help appreciated :) On an unrelated note, anyone have success keeping silkies and orpingtons together?I have 5 silkies, are all mature and these are the only two orps. Hoping having the big birds grow up...
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    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...
  15. 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...
  16. 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?
  17. 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...
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    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?
  19. 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...
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