Post Pics Of Orps/ Orpingtons HERE

[chickened]

Show Quality is a sales term, Standard Bred is probably a better term for that.

Australorps and Delawares have a standard in the APA, so they are not purely production birds anymore. Here is an example of a hatchery Australorp http://www.privetthatchery.com/Home/prdDetails.aspx?id=BAS . Here is a picture, not the best, I took of a Black Australorp bred by Doug Akers.

Which resembles the original type? I get the APA thing but I often wonder if looks really mattered when the created the Australorp. As for Delawares I have a hard time finding even pictures of good quality and having bought what was good quality and then comparing to my understanding of the SOP on them I found out they were not SOP Delawares or even close. (the breeder still claims they are SOP)

That is a nice Australorp.

 

[lildinkem]

Which resembles the original type? I get the APA thing but I often wonder if looks really mattered when the created the Australorp. As for Delawares I have a hard time finding even pictures of good quality and having bought what was good quality and then comparing to my understanding of the SOP on them I found out they were not SOP Delawares or even close. (the breeder still claims they are SOP)

That is a nice Australorp.

When it comes to "selling" chickens the sellers always tend to say their "SOP". And many times they aren't even close. Even the better breeders will hatch out birds that don't meet all the standards set by the SOP.

 

[yokohamamama]

Really hard to choose..

You might want to give it two more months and take more pictures than choose.

If you had to choose from just these two..this second..from theses pictures I would say 2

thanks I have decided....I am keeping both and getting 3 more hens so i can have two trios, I love roo 1s personality

 

[OSUman]

Kathyinmo has created some nice Delawares....

Which resembles the original type? I get the APA thing but I often wonder if looks really mattered when the created the Australorp. As for Delawares I have a hard time finding even pictures of good quality and having bought what was good quality and then comparing to my understanding of the SOP on them I found out they were not SOP Delawares or even close. (the breeder still claims they are SOP)

That is a nice Australorp.

 

[deek]

Shes a LF pullet, shes from Exhibition stock so shes not as good as hatchery sourced birds but she is still a good layer.

Thanks everyone. Still trying to wrap my head around the information. I ask because I want to learn. Remember the little girl with the pig tail in the front row always asking questions and always trying to get an A?

See if I am interpreting what OSUman is saying: "She is from Exhibition stock (meaning that she is the progeny of those bred to the standard) so she's not as good as hatchery (bred for production) sourced birds, but she is still a good layer.

OSUman, then to paraphrase (just for the learning, to see if I got it right): she comes from a line that was bred to the standard and not for production, but she still lays well.

There's the rub: I thought the standard is written so that what you see -is what's going on inside. (wide, deep breast...the carriage has enough room for internal organs and egg capacity)...etc, etc, blah, blah, blah, that's why I was confused. So if one is breeding to the standard, wouldn't you also be breeding, among other things, good egg laying?

OSUman, I'm the curious sort. Hoping you put up with my inexperience.

 

[deek]

Show Quality is a sales term, Standard Bred is probably a better term for that.

Australorps and Delawares have a standard in the APA, so they are not purely production birds anymore. Here is an example of a hatchery Australorp http://www.privetthatchery.com/Home/prdDetails.aspx?id=BAS . Here is a picture, not the best, I took of a Black Australorp bred by Doug Akers.

Ok, this helps.

 

[deek]

...Egg production and breed differences is what the show ring is all about.
Some breeds are about egg production, just not all of them.
Does this particular bird meet the SOP of its breed. Is it a good representative?

as in, bred for meat, bred for laying...

I can see how the bird would be built differently. Making sense now.

 

[Twisted-Rooster]

I would use the lighter one because it has a lower tail set, the upper ones tail is way too high.

Thanks for your comment!!

 

[jamster1]

hi new to keeping chickens anybody know if there is a rooster as the one is a lot larger they are 20 weeks many thanks?

 

[Blarneyeggs]

Jamster:

I think the bottom picture has a cockerel on the right and pullet on left. Personally, I think the Orpingtons are hard to sex. Looks like you have a nice set up and some pretty birds.