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 . those persons whobreed Buffs are neither surprised nor disappointed whensome of the chicks are not a true buff color or have a fewfeathers in their legs. Myown experience has beenthat the chickens are veryfree from feathers on thelegs and only a very smallpercentage have specks inthe body feathers. Admit-ting that such flaws occuroccasionally, these are onlyregarded at all seriously byexh


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 . those persons whobreed Buffs are neither surprised nor disappointed whensome of the chicks are not a true buff color or have a fewfeathers in their legs. Myown experience has beenthat the chickens are veryfree from feathers on thelegs and only a very smallpercentage have specks inthe body feathers. Admit-ting that such flaws occuroccasionally, these are onlyregarded at all seriously byexhibitors and in no waydetract from the value ofthe Buffs as utility fowls ofthe highest standard. Inthis Colony the Orpingtonsare bred in large numbers,being held in high estima-tion on account of their su-periority as early and pro-lific layers and as quickmaturing table birds. Thegovernment poultry experthere stated in a recent re-port that the Orpingtonswere by a long way thebest breed of utility fowlever imported into this Col-ony. On that accountalone are the praises be-stowed upon them not wellmerited and may not thedeprecatory remarks aboutthe breed and the personalabuse of their clever creator. C°CKERE:L 1NPIRST PRIZE PEN, BRED^oOWhEDBYOWtliPAfiM5,VIIitYARDHAV&r1, be treated with contempt? The Diamond Jubilee Orping-tons recently imported here have already proved theirimmense value as utility fowls and, like the others, havecome to stay. I would only add that in my opinion, has deservedly earned the warmest gratitude ofpoultry keepers in this Colony as elsewhere for havingproduced a breed of fowls which is second to none, if notsuperior to all others, for utility purposes, and are more-over wholly undeserving of the name of mongrels whichMr. Gedney applies to them. E. BUTCHER. Sydney, New South Wales. The above correspondence appeared at a time whenBuff Orpingtons began to gain a foothold in America. In1901 at the New York Show, Buff


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