Russian Orloffs

[Cknldy]

16 week olds also have A LOT more white on their faces. Is that more or less desirable for SOP?

 

[vtguania]

Cknldy, I like the 16 wk old from the first pics. The other looks like one of my girls. Nice spangling on the 16 wk old. Is she the same in the second set of pics with the cock? As for a lot of white on the head, I rather like them that way as it gives them an eagle look. Is it desirable for SOp? Depends what SOP you are going by. German one prefers them that way. Us, it's still a decision that hasn't been discussed. AS for the cock, if it's a spangled, color is off. He has no spangling from what I can see in the pic. Do you have other pics of him?

 

[Cknldy]

The very last pic of the 10 month old cockerel- if you touch/click it you can see some of the few spangle spots on his back. Without looking at their bands first sometimes I can't even tell which one is which with the youngsters! I'll have to enhance the first and second 16 week old pics to check but I think it is two different ones. Thank you for the spangling compliments- not bad for hatchery chicks

 

[Cknldy]

BTW VT how did your Feb 1 hatch go? Still have 8 out of 14 in for the Valentine's hatch date....

 

[vtguania]

Cknldy, I would like to see a few more pics of the cockerel. I do see some spangling as you mention, just not enough for a Spangled and breast not right color. He is still young, I would wait for his moult see what he looks like afterwards. As a general rule, they tend to get lighter in color (with a few exceptions of course). The pullets are NOT bad for hatchery. I do like the white muff/beard but that is my preference.

As for my hatch, I ran into issues the day before hatch date as I'm gone for over 11 hrs of the day during the week. I hatched 8 Orloff chicks but lost 5. Down to 3 which I placed under a broody (I'm old school) as I'm sure she's definitely better at rearing than I am.

1st chick



1st & 2nd chick from same line



3rd chick with yellow leg band and 1st chick far right. Center chick mixed from my layers


1st chick playing peek-a-boo under broody bantam

 

[gander007]

16 week olds also have A LOT more white on their faces. Is that more or less desirable for SOP?

I do not know of a SOP for Spangled Russian Orloff's more of what some one
is looking for in the pattern of the feathers or coloring

The only one that I know of with a SOP is the mahogany colored RO's

 

[NYREDS]

The SOP: Standard Of Perfection, is a book title. The book conains a number of breed descriptions that include standardized breed requirements. Russian Orloffs have never been admitted to the American Poultry Associaion's "Standard Of Perfection".
Bantam Orloffs [no Russian] are admitted to the American Bantam Association Stanard in Black Tailed Red, Spangled & White. Presumably a large fowl vesion would be described similarly except, of course, for size.

 

[gander007]

The SOP: Standard Of Perfection, is a book title. The book conains a number of breed descriptions that include standardized breed requirements. Russian Orloffs have never been admitted to the American Poultry Associaion's "Standard Of Perfectin".
Bantam Orloffs [no Russian] are admitted to the American antam Association Stanard in Black Tailed Red, Spangled & White. Presumably a large fowl vesion would be described sililarly except, of course, for size.

Alright so is their a SOP then or not

 

[vtguania]

Cknldy, most with Large Fowl Russian Orloff go by the ABA Orloff Standard of Perfection (SOP). Also If you want to get an idea of similar Spangled SOP as well as the ABA SOP, you can read them on the Orloff Club of North America open forum thread http://www.usorloffs.freeforums.net/board/12/current-standards

There you will find the Russian, German, & UK SOP as well as the ABA. Also you can view some of the stock from members on here that have Spangled Orloff as well, that have been breeding them for years.

gander007 there is not a current SOP for Large Fowl Orloff here in the USA. We are working on adopting an SOP to gain APA acceptance. We have the above mentioned thread & the closed facebook group I posted a few posts back on here https://www.facebook.com/#!/groups/uscaorloffs/

It would be great to receive input/opinions from anyone breeding/keeping Orloff to agree on an SOP that we can all breed to. This includes Canada members as well as they go by the APA.

 

[NYREDS]

Alright so is their a SOP then or not

Yes, there is an SOP [Standard Of Perfection]. However, it does not include a breed description of the Russian Orloff.