Our blues are coming along slow and still need some work, but I think with this years breeding we will get some great show prospects. I will be crossing my black rooster on these hens this year to improve the blues.
When I first started in Orpingtons, I bought from almost every breeder out there without really doing much research about what to look for in show birds. The first birds I started out with were not good enough to cut it in the exhibition world. I had everything from yellow skin, to light eyes, enamel white in the lobes, and even some feathered shanks. Even though they were good friendly birds they had to go. I then decide to go to established show breeders namely, Catalpa farms and HenZen Farms to acquire my new stock. I took the previously mentioned birds to the auction or sold to people wanting pets.
