Poultry fancier . 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
Poultry fancier . 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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