scarlettohara Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 They look lovely but a tad expensive http://www.birds4saleuk.co.uk/640-chocolate-mottled-pekin-chicks-.htm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Thats a lot of money to shell out for some chicks Even worse that there are no pics of the other two chicks on offer and most importantly none of the parent birds! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennydavies Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Am I being stupid, but could you land up with three boys ??? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mostin Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Not on your nelly Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarlettohara Posted December 31, 2010 Author Share Posted December 31, 2010 A trio should be 2 hens and a cockeral but who knows ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madchickenlady Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Hmmm. Someone's trying to cash in on the 'chocolate' craze Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 Am I being stupid, but could you land up with three boys ??? You could do in theory but an experienced Pekin breeder can sex Pekins easily by 10 days so if they know their stuff you'd be fine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_21 Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 wow they are exspensive i have seen chocolate orpingtons at 14 weeks old for £150 a trio and £90 for 6 eggs and gold laced orpingtons at £220 for 6 eggs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarlettohara Posted December 31, 2010 Author Share Posted December 31, 2010 wow they are exspensive i have seen chocolate orpingtons at 14 weeks old for £150 a trio and £90 for 6 eggs and gold laced orpingtons at £220 for 6 eggs Crikey I have a chocolate orpington bantam - I got her at 5 weeks and she was £15. She is lovely and very placid but I wouldn't have paid anymore for her. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sam Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 wow they are exspensive i have seen chocolate orpingtons at 14 weeks old for £150 a trio and £90 for 6 eggs and gold laced orpingtons at £220 for 6 eggs Really?! How come they charge so much? Are these rare breeds?! Sorry I'm new to chicken keeping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_21 Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 well many eggs are sold on ebay so people pay what ever they want for them,. The going rate for chocolate orpingtons at day old are £20 6-8 weeks old are £40 and at p.o.l £75 roosters are £75 and people pay it. Gold laced orpingtons bantams are the same as the chocolate orpingtons Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted December 31, 2010 Share Posted December 31, 2010 wow they are exspensive i have seen chocolate orpingtons at 14 weeks old for £150 a trio and £90 for 6 eggs and gold laced orpingtons at £220 for 6 eggs Really?! How come they charge so much? Are these rare breeds?! Sorry I'm new to chicken keeping The chocolate gene is quite rare, the brds themselves are not rare its just the colour The Market for Chocolate Orpingtons the past two years has been very good but the bottom fell out of the market over the summer, some people struggle to acheive £15 a female now and males are being given away, people are now wanting choc Pekins as the next big thing - that bubble will also burst in time Chocolate in pekins has taken a few years to get the type right and many arent that great still, some of the best in the country were stolen sadly I have a chocolate hen, she is lovely and cost me £7.50 - at the end of the day she is just a brown chicken! You dont need to pay silly money for choc birds, some of the best breeders in the country sell cheap choc Orps and Pekins come in lots of other nice colours so if you are tempted then wait for the price to come down before you buy. This sort of hype isnt new - in Victorian times people paid weeks wages for one Cochin when they first appeared in England! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_21 Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 well it's all swing and roundabouts as people are still paying well over £40 for 6 eggs for chocolate orpingtons bantams. plus it's all about the bloodlines in the chickens. my gold laced orpingtons have the dutch and the a2 bloodline which makes them the best gold laced orpingtons you can get . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mollie333 Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 .... I'd give that a miss. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craftyhunnypie Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I'd still like some choccies - just as a change to buffs. I also like the jubilees - infact all Orpingtons are lovely. Emma.x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madchickenlady Posted January 1, 2011 Share Posted January 1, 2011 I would probably be tempted by a choc pekin, but I wouldn't pay silly money for one. Here's hoping one of my contacts decides to breed them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_21 Posted January 3, 2011 Share Posted January 3, 2011 the going rate for chocolate pekins are between £200 and £300 for one pullet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scarlettohara Posted January 3, 2011 Author Share Posted January 3, 2011 Here are my chocolate pekin and chocolate orpington at 5 weeks - they were both £15. They are not for showing - they are my babies Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
madchickenlady Posted January 4, 2011 Share Posted January 4, 2011 I think I'll wait until they become more mainstream Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
