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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Posts: 335 08/04/2009 10:40:49 POL |
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Well Loved Chook
Posts: 6309 08/04/2009 16:51:17 Top Hen |
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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Well Loved Chook
Posts: 1340 09/04/2009 05:49:53 Broody |
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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Posts: 335 09/04/2009 13:23:22 POL |
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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Well Loved Chook
Posts: 1749 09/04/2009 15:12:21 Well Loved Roo |
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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Well Loved Chook
Posts: 6309 10/04/2009 02:00:01 Top Hen |
Thanks Allan! Nice to see you lurking around yet.
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Well Loved Chook
Posts: 1266 11/04/2009 00:40:42 Well Loved Chook |
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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Well Loved Chook
Posts: 6309 11/04/2009 02:57:11 Top Hen |
See Susan, now you know why I wanted to attempt chocolate cochins. The color is stunning!
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Well Loved Chook
Posts: 1749 11/04/2009 20:41:00 Well Loved Roo |
You can make them Susan!!! Allan |
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Well Loved Chook
Posts: 1266 13/04/2009 03:20:26 Well Loved Chook |
All that mixing and mating sounds like a long process Alan. |
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Well Loved Chook
Posts: 6309 13/04/2009 04:43:06 Top Hen |
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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