. California poultry culture. Poultry. CALIFORNIA POULTRY CULTURE. 139 selection for breeder, type must be always borne in mind. A broad, deep breast, compact, massive and solid body and set low on nice, short legs. Plumage should be close and not carry too much fluff. All long backed and long legged specimens must be discarded. BLACK ORPINGTONS. This variety of the Orpington fowl being the earliest intro- duced is in consequence the most established as to color and type. As is generally known they were produced by crossing a large Minorca cock to Black Plymouth Rock sport pullets; the pullets
. California poultry culture. Poultry. CALIFORNIA POULTRY CULTURE. 139 selection for breeder, type must be always borne in mind. A broad, deep breast, compact, massive and solid body and set low on nice, short legs. Plumage should be close and not carry too much fluff. All long backed and long legged specimens must be discarded. BLACK ORPINGTONS. This variety of the Orpington fowl being the earliest intro- duced is in consequence the most established as to color and type. As is generally known they were produced by crossing a large Minorca cock to Black Plymouth Rock sport pullets; the pullets of this cross were then mated to a clean legged Langshan male, and the offspring carefully bred to large, deep-bodied, short legged birds. It is also beyond doubt that other methods were used to produce the Black Orpington, and we personally have. Black Orpington Male. met two breeders who claim to have none of the original blood in their birds whatever. Be this as it may, all that one can say is that the originators are to be congratulated on giving to the world such a splendid specimen of the poultry kingdom, for a more noble bird it will be hard to find. On the utility side the}' have a grand record. In open competition they have beaten both the Mediterranean and heavy breeds, and al- ways make a name for themselves wherever shown. As an instance of this we would call our readers' attention to what has been done by this breed in Australia where it is safe to say the Black Orpington is first favorite. As a table bird they are very good indeed, the only detriment being their black shanks, which however, we find does not count so much in America as in Europe. For the size of the breed the Black Orpingtons are very active and if. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Burbridge, Mabelle A. (Mabelle
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