. 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. ERMINE (JKI'INliTON COCK Ideal Color Markings of the Ermine or Columbian Orpington Male, illustrated expressly for "The Orpingtons" by A. O. Schilling. year's matings, and several good-colored pullets were add- ed to the original female stock. By using females of true Orpington type and from the fact that no foreign blood entered into any of the crosses on ei
. 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. ERMINE (JKI'INliTON COCK Ideal Color Markings of the Ermine or Columbian Orpington Male, illustrated expressly for "The Orpingtons" by A. O. Schilling. year's matings, and several good-colored pullets were add- ed to the original female stock. By using females of true Orpington type and from the fact that no foreign blood entered into any of the crosses on either side, it has not been nece-^ary at any stage of the matings to cull out severely for non-Orpington type. Each succeeding cr^ has made a distinct advance in color, so I now feel tha' is time to give the new Orpington to the public and i pedite a general introduction of the va/iety. First Time Shown I took a pen of Ermines to the Boston Show, Janui 12 to 16, 1909, and it is a modest estimate to say that 1 display was one of the features of this big exhibitii. ERMINE ORPINGTON JIEN Ideal Color Markings of the Ermine or Columbian Orplngtoi Female, illustrated expressly for "The Orpingtons" by A. O. Schilling. Not only prominent Orpington men, but leading breede of many different varieties were earnest in their exprt sion of praise and congratulation. It should be said th in color, the Ermines are not yet all that they ought to t and for this reason, do not compare over-favorably wi the old established IJght Brahma; and those who belie that a new variety of poultry should not be exhibited u til color points are perfected, naturally refuse to becor enthusiastic over the Ermines as seen at the show. T compHments came and continue to come, from those wl are disposed to be willing to see the possibilities in . Orpington, the handsomest fowl of all in type, shape ai carriage, clothed in the plumage of the Light Brahn for f^fty years admitted to be the most striking col com
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