I think alot of people are missing the fact that breeds come in a variety of feather colorings and marking as well as leg/feet/beak/eye color.
It is up to the person developing the variation to set a standard that would then be petitioned to be accepted as a APA standard.
It's like with my...
Ty, Lisa.
Ty, Jody.
TY, FMP.
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I Big Red, too.
That is why I am spreading around some eggs. If something happened to my flock I would have to call in some favors and ask for some of his kids eggs back. Seriously.
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My red project is different than most other red projects I have seen.
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I was fortunate to get a real odd bird. The big red roo I am using to develop my color is a cross of a blue orp roo and a buff orp hen. He is 100%...
I have to run out for a little while and I have thought on this subject but don't forget the feathering on the UK orpingtons was introduced using Cochins. Some lines of Jubilee Orpingtons and red orps were reintroduced by using Speckled Sussex.