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[alij]

Since Tony has made me a divider for my run it seemed rude not to see if it works for intros

 

so please meet

Nessa

 

Miranda

 

Mrs Fox and Mrs Johnson

 

All in need of a bath so hopefully they'll scrub up nice

[Redwing]

Smashing, lovely girls, congratulations

[Tutti Frutti]

Ooh lovely girls! More pics please!

[Egluntyne]

Lovely.

[tom123]

Lovely

[alij]

Just a few more then....

 

 

 

 

[Cooks]

gorgeous

[Daphne]

they are lovely looking girls

[Blue-DiamondChick07]

The white Hen is lovely! Is she a Sussex??

[Falkor]

ooooh yummy yummy white orps!!! and blue ones too!

 

Where did they come from Ali!!???

[madchickenlady]

Gorgeous!

[Chickvic]

Lovely girls

[alij]

Hi Em

 

Aren't they lovely and they are going to be huuuuuuuuge

 

They are only 12 weeks at the moment and come from a truly mad woman called Sandy Hildreth up in Lincolnshire. She has got some gorgeous Orps at the moment, including lovely choc bantams. She's also trying to breed mauve.

 

I think her website is Orpingtons Galore or she's in Practical Poultry breeders section as A1 Orpingtons.

 

Ive got my name down for splash, jubilee, mauve etc etc etc........

[Daphne]

You know Sandy is one of the best breeders of orps in the country? You should have some good stock there I can already see the lacing looks good on the blues but of course you'll have to wait a while to see how it finally develops. I'm after some large white girls myself this year but am hoping to find them a bit closer to home!

[Falkor]

Wow...great shape for 12 weeks!!!

 

I may have to sneak into your run under the cover of darkness for a snuggle!!

[alij]

She does have some stunning birds and is a very knowledgeable lady. The colours she has at the moment are fantastic and well worth a visit.

 

I'm hoping to enter the whites in to a few shows in the future if I can keep them clean .

 

They are sooooooooo cuddly. If you want Orps Em, bantam or large she is definitely the lady to see. If you do decide to go let me know and I might well tag along Make it when hubby's working away and he will never know

[Falkor]

SHHHH!!!! la la la la la ...

 

but that is good info to know!

 

I love my Orps....another little lady arrived on Sunday - a lovely LF partridge

[ClaireG]

Ooh they are lovely I'm hankering after some bantam orps. May have to pay a visit to Sandy once i have more room, funds etc etc

[Daphne]

Whites need to be kept out of the sun to show well otherwise they will bleach to a yellowy colour. Some people keep them in runs with something on the roof to try to filter out the UV rays or whatever it is that does the bleaching.

[alij]

That's what I though Daphne. Luckily my Tony run has a solid roof, but keeping them out of the sun whilst the others are free ranging might be more than I can bear. Do you think just a short while each day or evening free ranging would be ok?

 

I've just emailed Sandy regarding some bantams which I was taken with when we visited.

 

Where's the pic of the new girls then Em?

[Falkor]

That's what I though Daphne. Luckily my Tony run has a solid roof, but keeping them out of the sun whilst the others are free ranging might be more than I can bear. Do you think just a short while each day or evening free ranging would be ok?

 

I've just emailed Sandy regarding some bantams which I was taken with when we visited.

 

Where's the pic of the new girls then Em?

 

I am sure you have to watch the food for whites too...some feed has pigmenters in which can turn them yellow apparently!

 

My newbies were smuggled in under darkness on Sunday so no chance for a photo session yet as I have been working. Saturday I promise!

[dippy bird]

oooohhh they are soooo pretty!! I want some!! But not allowed any more

[Daphne]

I'm feeling quite jealous - there are a couple of Lincs based breeders I'd love to be near!

 

Earlyish morning/evening free ranging with lower light levels should be OK I would think - but like you, I couldn't really bear to confine them too much. My white boy hasn't lost his yellow tinge even with the moult.

 

So = maybe you should think of showing the blues? Or getting another colour especially for showing Altho buffs can bleach as well - they go paler or get uneven but I think its less noticeable/doesn't always happen, and actually so do the blues - they can sometimes get a brownish tinge particularly around the lacing.

 

Em's right - you don't want to feed them Garvo as that has something in it to help the yellow pigment that some breeds have in their legs. Partridge newbies (plural!) I note

[alij]

I've heard that the Garvo feed can turn them yellow.....but since all my girls turn their beaks up at that I'm ok

 

I managed to sneak a Pug into the house last time OH was working away, and he's always so jet lagged for a couple of days he didn't notice until he tripped over the pup

 

How good he miss this?

 

 

 

I think you're right there Daphne. I'd better get a couple of the 'easier' colours to show. That's not like adding more to the flock really is it. Hopefully I'll hear back from Sandy soon regarding some lovely bantams she had. I think a selection of colours would be best don't you?

[Falkor]

 

Em's right - you don't want to feed them Garvo as that has something in it to help the yellow pigment that some breeds have in their legs. Partridge newbies (plural!) I note

 

Only ONE partridge orp well I had to get a friend for the Brahma didn`t I!!!!

 

Ali - check out the shows thread in Get Togethers for up coming shows and mini omlet meets!

 

ooooh gorgeous pug!!!! OH can be a little blind can't they! It took mine 48hrs to notice the eglu and chickens!