At a glance
- Origin
- United Kingdom
- Scientific name
- Gallus gallus domesticus
- Eggs per year
- ~200
- Egg colour
- Light brown
- Incubation
- 21 days
- Broodiness
- High
- Cold hardiness
- Hardy
- Sizes
- Large fowl, Bantam
- Purpose
- Laying, Meat
- Purity
- Pure
About the Blue Cuckoo Orpington
The Blue Cuckoo combines barring with the blue dilution gene, softening the standard cuckoo's black bars to a smoky blue-grey over a pale ground for a muted, hazy version of the barred pattern. As it carries blue it does not breed wholly true. It is a non-standard colour and uncommon, but otherwise a typical large, gentle Orpington.
Available clutches
No clutches available right now.
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