christyrose12 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 (edited) I have bought myself a beautiful RED orpington today. I didnt know they existed until last night when a friend offered me one. Has anyone else got one? Does anyone know how the red colour is bred? Edited February 25, 2013 by Guest Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mimi5 Posted February 22, 2013 Share Posted February 22, 2013 Hi there christyrose!! I didnt know they existed Me either! Does anyone know how the red colour is bred? Sorry no idea Hopefully somebody will be along who does!!! She sounds lovely........pic please Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daphne Posted February 23, 2013 Share Posted February 23, 2013 Congratulations They are pretty rare as they are a non-standard colour and not many people have them. I'm not sure how they were bred originally, possibly a buff or white x jubilee out crossed to a red Sussex somewhere along the way to deepen the colour, or a Rhodie, but that has yellow legs. The problem with most of them is either they aren't very typey or the colour is patchy and not deep enough. Black smuts, especially on the tail are another issue. I think they are really nice though and to breed good quality ones consistently could be a nice project Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christyrose12 Posted February 24, 2013 Author Share Posted February 24, 2013 I will try and put a photo up tomorrow. Yes, she does have black bits on her tail but she is a gorgeous colour. I cant really breed from her. Shes just pretty to look at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luvachicken Posted February 24, 2013 Share Posted February 24, 2013 Ooo she sounds lovely, can't wait to see a picture or 5. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
christyrose12 Posted February 25, 2013 Author Share Posted February 25, 2013 Well, have taken photos but having trouble uploading them through photobucket. Wont let my highlight the IMG code.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valkyrie Posted February 26, 2013 Share Posted February 26, 2013 Ugh photobucket - I have the problem of resizing to a suitable size and then it says it's too large when I try and upload it. Even with replacing the original - haven't quite worked out how to do it separately! But I'd love to see the red orpie. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
