Orpingtons of Different Standards

[heritagehabitatfarms]

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No, I don't believe they were imported here from Australia, but from the UK.

The quality of the birds just isn't there, they probably came from stock in the UK that didn't exhibit the best type. There are good exhibition quality birds and some less than perfect specimens in the UK just like we have birds of different quality here.

The best way to improve upon the LC stock that we have in the US would be to breed them to nice Buff Orpingtons like those birds pictured on the first page of this thread. Either exhibition APA Orps, keep in mind that you then would be breeding to the American SOP or find an imported line of Buff Orpingtons and breed the Lemons to them. Either way it's going to take time and you will have to cull hard to improve the overall type of the birds.

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heritagehabitatfarms, here's a picture of what I would consider Lemon Cuckoo Orpingtons with good type. These are obviously bred to the British SOP.

http://www.keiths-orps.co.uk/images/lemcuck2.jpg

i personally prefer the APA type Orps but i can see how some ppl might like the British SOP better... and when i see the pic above i just

lol...

what about trimming around the British SOP Orps vent??? i have had to do this with some Orps that i have had... is it worse with the more fluffy birds???

 

[DuckLady]

This thread has been cleaned up. If you cannot participate without being civil, then please move along.

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

Accidently edited and deleted my posting of the hatch mate of my Lemon Cuckoo Orpington. Have not had time to take a photo of her yet. These were legal imports from England.

 

[kathyinmo]

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I really do not see any similarity of this photo to the one you posted in post #1.
That said, wouldn't it be hard to get them "to standard," to even be considered by the APA?

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

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Thanks Terri!

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

These Lemon Cuckoos are still young and developing.

 

[jeremy]

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Did you import these birds yourself? Or did you buy them from a source in the US?

Just wondering.

 

[liv4fun]

 

[justuschickens59]

I agree with Kathy. Those Lemons have a long way to go before they are good English type.

 

[HenThymes]

That lemon will never look English (according to the pics you are providing to compare UK-American type), way way too much leg, no chest and not near enough fluff (at least on the cockerel as he is the only one that can be seen in pic). Had you not said they were UK I should would have taken him for American.