Poultry fancier . ULTRY FANCIER ORPINGTONS By G. J. May Having been asked by the Editor of this paper towrite an article on Orpingtons, I take pleasure indoing so, as I have bred them now for a number ofyears. As to their origin this has so often been ex-plained, so I will pass this over only saying thatknowing the originator as I did, I feel sure he nevereven had the slightest idea that they ever would be-come in America the most valued breed. This, ofcourse, will be admitted by all. What is most grati-fying to me is the fact that the Orpington won her breed Buffs is a very easy matter; no, n
Poultry fancier . ULTRY FANCIER ORPINGTONS By G. J. May Having been asked by the Editor of this paper towrite an article on Orpingtons, I take pleasure indoing so, as I have bred them now for a number ofyears. As to their origin this has so often been ex-plained, so I will pass this over only saying thatknowing the originator as I did, I feel sure he nevereven had the slightest idea that they ever would be-come in America the most valued breed. This, ofcourse, will be admitted by all. What is most grati-fying to me is the fact that the Orpington won her breed Buffs is a very easy matter; no, not at all,for it requires a great amount of patience and studyto produce good even specimens. In mating Buffs, Ifind the best way is to choose your females thatmatch the color of the breast of the male, not in anycase using extremes. Then to produce any like decentstock you must have size on the female side, as thisis where you get the size from. I never mind evenan eight pound bird if he has type and even surface. way into the heart of every lover of good birds, onher merits alone, as one has to remember that thegeneral idea was that their white skin and legswould never be overlooked. But it is a case of giv-ing honor where it is due, the result obtained in aillands having proved over and over again that shecan and will hold her own with any breed especiallythrough the winter months, for this is when she laysthe most eggs. I have bred and shown all three color, and above all a well set comb and bright redeye. Black Orphingtons are among the most attractivespecimens in the chicken world as no breed can equalthem for massiveness and, if good specimens, theirdeep green sheen when seen in the sun has a mostbrilliant contrast to the green grass or even to agravel pen. The hardest point to deal with is theirtendency to produce barring across their feathers, in
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