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JoJo |
Chocolate orps |
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Some choc orp eggs hatching eggs went for £250 on ebay this weekend. If I had those eggs I would have to treat them like pure gold, can you imagine if you
dropped one lol
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Cluckerz |
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At one point I had a 'dream' of breeding my own choc. cochin stock. Maybe, someday, I will be back in a situation where I can resume that goal.
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Bellbird07 |
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What does a choc orp look like? Is it a chocolate color i.e. dark brown? (A bit like a chocolate labrador??!!) I wonder how you would go about getting that
breed. Sounds lovely!
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JoJo |
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I've only seen a pic of one and it was chocolate brown and originally they were a mutation. The parents were black orps. I don't think it was so long
ago that it happened, so they are very rare.
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Rhode Runner |
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The gene *choc was found by the late Clive Carefoot. Grant Brereton has taken up developing the chocolate Orpington. They were shown bt y Grant at the year
before last Federation Show and gained a lot of interest and comment. There are now a few breeders around. Here are some pictures:-
http://www.glenstockadalepoultry.co.uk/id6.html Allan |
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Cluckerz |
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Thanks Allan! Nice to see you lurking around yet.
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SachseChickens |
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Wow, I Love, Love, Love that color. Such a stunning chicken. I want some! I wonder if we have any here.....
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Cluckerz |
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See Susan, now you know why I wanted to attempt chocolate cochins. The color is stunning!
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Rhode Runner |
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You can make them Susan!!! Allan |
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SachseChickens |
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All that mixing and mating sounds like a long process Alan. |
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Cluckerz |
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Oh, but so very worth it Susan. Go back and look at the picture. Now scroll up and read the hatching egg prices.
But...I wouldn't want to be a bad influence on yet another chicken owner. |
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