. 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 15 over to one side; red face and car-lobes, black beak, very broad breast and long liroast bone; flesh white, plumage black throughout, with a splendid green sheen. The cocks have long tails, with, very fine hangers (feathers at the side of the tail.) They have a number of these feathers which give the birds a \'ory graceful appearance. The tail should
. 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 15 over to one side; red face and car-lobes, black beak, very broad breast and long liroast bone; flesh white, plumage black throughout, with a splendid green sheen. The cocks have long tails, with, very fine hangers (feathers at the side of the tail.) They have a number of these feathers which give the birds a \'ory graceful appearance. The tail should bo carried well back, not straight up; the legs are black, and free from any tint of yellow, a little red, however, not being objectionable; four toes on each foot. The feet should be white underneath. The hens should in every way correspond with the male bird, except that the comb should be smaller. If it is evenly serrated and straight, it may fall a little to one side. The tail, of course, is ; Origin of the Rose Comb Black Orpington Of the Rose Comb Black C-^rpiugtons, also originated by Mr. Cook, the latter writes, in the same year: "Lately another variety has been introduced; namely, the Rose Comb Orpington. This is a breed which stands right away from all the rest, and there is no other large breed of black rose combs in England. The Black Ham- burgs are small birds, with white ear lobes, and lay white eggs, whereas the Rose Comb Orpingtons lay brown eggs, I am often asked which of the two varieties—the Orping- ton and the Rose Comb Orpington—is the better to keep. My answer is, that it is more a matter of fancy, as they dififer very shghtly in regard to their useful qualities. The Rose Comb Orpingtons lay rather the more eggs, but they are not so large in size as the Orpingtons. The weight of eggs produced in a year does not vary, the quahty of the flesh is equal, and also the fowls' appearance, except that they differ in the matter of their combs.
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