Looks Good to me
Never know for sure until you show, but i dont see any flaws, though i dont know the breed too too well
Never know for sure until you show, but i dont see any flaws, though i dont know the breed too too well
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This is just my opinion, but I don't like either one. If I were you, I would just go straight to Dick Horstman and get some from him directly. Neither bird has good 'rock' type.
David
By rights your Standard should be the same as ours since it is a U.S. breed but with that being said the Barred Plymouth Rock you posted looks to be very leggy and looks to have a pinched tail.Hi
Not sure if your USA SOP is much different than ours in the UK except for colour.
This is a picture of a cockerel I found, which in my mind is the correct type.
Nice colour and barring, good long legs and overall length (short), the pullet picture which started this thread looks very long, not a minature of the large rocks we know. The cockerels wing is poor but overall a stunner! I will try to get photos of winners from this our National show this yea,r they were especially lovely. I am starting a Barred Rock website very soon so I'll been in touch.
By rights your Standard should be the same as ours since it is a U.S. breed but with that being said the Barred Plymouth Rock you posted looks to be very leggy and looks to have a pinched tail.
Maybe Bill (NYREDS) or Bob will will give there option on the bird also.
Chris
Very True.Just as we have developed a standard for the Orpington that differs from the British Standard our British cousins have developed standards for American Breeds that differ from our own. The bird pictured above is very similar to the on illustrating the British Standard. He's leggy, short bodied & pinched in the tail. The tail is much shorter than what we look for as well. I'm sure he's a show winner in the UK but he wouldn't do well here. At the same time a good American Orpington wouldn't do well in a British show.