What is the difference in Orpington's and English Orpington's?
Sorry if there is info on this question elsewhere on this thread, but I really don't feel like looking through all 2,111 pages
Between a well bred American orp, and an Imported English orp... not much...
the English are a little rounder, with a lot more fluff around the shanks and bum than the Americans. Of course, most of the wonderful colors hadn't been developed here in the States, so the majority of the different color varieties are from Europe.
now between a typical hatchery American orp, and either a well bred American or English orp... there's a TON of difference... they really don't even look like the same class birds. Hatchery birds are usually smaller, less uniform colors, cut-away breasts, smaller heads, etc... but they usually lay very, very well.
