I prefer d'Anvers to d'Uccles.
:lol: Mine aren't nearly big enough yet, but it's an amazing image. Like Angry Birds only Orpingtons instead. lol I'm definitely working to bring some size to them.
And I forgot Naked Necks were a thing. :sick And Showgirls... *shudders*
Not trying to start a debate, what makes you think that English Orpingtons are any less dual-purposed than the American Orpingtons that adhere to the APA's SOP?
Orpingtons were developed in England. So why shouldn't their Standard be a more "pure" form of Orpington, closer to the original? In...
Why is that? The fluffiness?
Let's see, I've had a lot of breeds over the years...
- Barnevelders were gorgeous but laid really, really poorly. I've heard they lay better now, but mine did not.
- Penesencas - I had Black and Crele. The Blacks were very poor layers and flighty. The Creles...