. Standard-bred Orpingtons, black, buff and white, their practical qualities; the standard requirements; how to judge them; how to mate and breed for best results, with a chapter on new non-standard varieties. Orpington chicken. THE ORPINGTONS tjl broad and deep fowl with a moderate length; the inten- tions of the breeders are to maintain'the cobby appear- ance. Is its head too long and narrow, or as some express it, "snaky?" Is it caused by the beak being long and straight instead of curved, or is it really the head? Is the neck too long and scantily feathered, or as we hear it expr
. Standard-bred Orpingtons, black, buff and white, their practical qualities; the standard requirements; how to judge them; how to mate and breed for best results, with a chapter on new non-standard varieties. Orpington chicken. THE ORPINGTONS tjl broad and deep fowl with a moderate length; the inten- tions of the breeders are to maintain'the cobby appear- ance. Is its head too long and narrow, or as some express it, "snaky?" Is it caused by the beak being long and straight instead of curved, or is it really the head? Is the neck too long and scantily feathered, or as we hear it expressed in the show room parlance, "not filled?" You need not worry about the neck of an Orpington being too short. If a male: Is the neck well arched and the hackle well feathered so that it connects or flows onto the shoulders or back in a graceful curve? Are the shoulders broad and flat, or are they narrow and high? Has he a nice broad saddle, well feathered, connecting with a tail that is well spread at the base; or is it narrow and flat, giving the tail a narrow, pinched appearance.' Is his breast full, broad, round and deep, or is it narrow and flat? Are his legs good, firm, stocky legs, well spread so that you can get the width of your hand between them, or are they long, slim and knock-kneed? You will soon get so that you will notice these good and bad points at a glance and make up ) our mind in an instant whether the specimen should be cut one-half or one and one-half. A successful judge must think and act quickly. The min- ute you begin to hesitate as to a cut you begin to fail. Remember this section is worth four points and when you cut a bird one for symmetry you mean it is one- fourth or twenty-five per cent, to the bad. There is no system that we know of that can be successfully ap- plied. The best way is to use your own judgment. You know this section is worth four points and when you are judging symmetry, just forget that there is any other section to t
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