Bantam Orpington
Chocolate and Blue/Splash
Pen 2. Blue and Splash
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- Originated from Orpington, England
- Mature weigh around 1.3 -1.5 kg
- Medium size egg around 50-55 g
- Slow maturing – first egg around 8 to 9 months
- Light/cream coloured eggs, expected to lay between 180-200 per year,
- Broodiness – Mid to high
- Maintenance – Low
Bantam Orpington Chicks
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Chocolate bantam orpington dayold hatch with a white front and chocolate
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Splash, Black and Blue Bantam Orpington Dayold hatch with blue, black tuxedo markings. Splash chicks will hatch light silver
Orpington Genetic Throwback
Occasionally, a small number of our offspring may hatch with stubble or peach fuzz on their shanks, likely stemming from their Cochin ancestry several generations back during the creation of the breed. While all of our breeders are clean-legged with no birds exhibiting stubble or feathers on their legs, it’s worth noting that feathered leg gene dominance and multiple genes can contribute to shank and leg feathering, even if not visibly expressed.
While this trait is not within the Australian Poultry Standard, it’s not uncommon in Australian Orpington breeding, particularly in Black, blue and splash lines. Although the stubble often falls off as birds mature or is covered by their low skirting, making them suitable as pet-quality birds. However, it should be excluded from breeding programs or exhibition purposes.
We have not observed this particular throwback in our Chocolate or Buff standard lines.
*Reference : Written by Ross Gibson – President Orpington Club of Australia, Section “Time warp to 2018” No 2.
Orpington club of Australia http://theorpingtonclubofaustralia.net.au/
Discussion regarding feathered legged genetic on Backyardchickens.com USA
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