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[wilds of pa]

Most of the over seas orps appear to be heavily infested with Cochin blood, minus the feather legs.... they are pretty birds though...

Cochin influence
http://www.wilkamdai.com/breed_of_the_month_chicken_Orpington.html

http://www.perfectpoultry.co.uk/Upd...PDF/Chicken Information Jubilee Orpington.pdf

 

[ga*chick*]

There are some really beautiful birds on this post. Love the Cochins, I can only hope my girls will grow up and be half as beautiful. I have a Buff Orp Rooster..Roo. Mean as Hell but gorgeous..he looks like the pic on this post. Will have to go and get a picture of him. The only reason he's still here is because he is so handsome, everyone comments on him!

 

[Krys109uk]

Most of the over seas orps appear to be heavily infested with Cochin blood, minus the feather legs

Well I suppose one might equally easily say that US Orps appear to be rather heavily infested with Plymouth Rock blood. If it was a US breed to begin with then perhaps US ought to call the shots on what the breed is supposed to look like.
Frankly, imo, it would have been better had the US breeders decided to give their birds another name as the Aussies did when they bred their birds to be different & called them Australorp.​

 

[wilds of pa]

well this is the USA, you'll have to take that up with APA/ABA here..Nothing we can do but follow what is required of the breed or try to..

I love our american Orpingtons, I really like that they can produce eggs as well and breed without to much trouble..love having a good breakfast and still be able to show if need be..Also they make some pretty lawn eye candy as well..

However I still love the looks of those orps over seas regardless of what is required here..

but i like are American araucana better here than there.. Just personnel preferences..

 

[Krys109uk]

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[lildinkem]

My respones have been to inform the differences in the two entirely different standards. Both countries watch football games. Here it is with an egg like ball, their it is with a round ball. And like with Orps, neither have any relation to each other, but their both called FOOTBALL.
Personal preferences have been left aside. Since we are here to help SUNSHINE know what a SHOW QUALITY ORP is here in the states, I try to show a bird that WON a show here in the states.
Sunshine, I believe has no intention of SHOWING in UK. However, this is an educational forum. I am sure she appreciates both standards. And IF she wants to show a UK style bird here in the states, be prepared to get trounced. I mean that UK bird wouldn't even place in a local county fair. Anyone who likes UK birds, more power to ya. Unfortunately, your posts do not mention that one would get creamed at a show here in the states with the bird that WON in the UK. And visa versa. It would be nice, since in MY opinion, to have pointed this out as you praise the Buff Orps from UK. OR IF SUNSHINE, and prolly another few others, would be thinking, heck with the USA Buff Orps, IF I REALLY want to WIN here in the USA, one needs a UK standards Buff Orp. But, those who praised these UK Orps did not. And indirectly, that can give a bad impression, for people here on BYC who are trying to educate a new comer to chickens, and to me, more importantly, a bad taste and experience with Orps. And it is people who do not raise Buffs, are the ones doing all the praising of UK Buffs. And that is NOT OKAY.

 

[Lee]

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