Standard Varieties of Chickens. 
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ORPINGTON. 
The Orpington is an English breed of comparatively recent origin. 
Since its introduction into the United States it has become popular 
and is widely kept as a farm fowl. The Orpington is larger than our 
American breeds and is somewhat more of a meat type. It has a 
long, deep, well-rounded body with broad, full breast and broad back. 
It is set rather low on the legs and is heavy in bone. It is rather 
loosely feathered, approaching the Cochin somewhat in this respect, 
Fig. 13. — Colored Dorking female. 
and lays a brown-shelled egg. The legs are white, black, or leaden- 
blue in color, depending upon the variety, and the skin is white, 
which is a drawback in the markets of this country. This breed has 
a single comb of moderate size, the rose-comb Orpingtons not having 
yet been admitted to the standard. The standard weights are, cock 
10 pounds, hen 8 pounds, cockerel 8| pounds, pullet 7 pounds. 
Buff Orpington.—The Buff Orpington is by far the most popular 
variety of this breed in the United States and is more generally 
kept as a farm fowl than any of the other Orpingtons. In color this 
variety should show an even golden buff throughout the surface, 
which is a somewhat heavier shade in the male than in the female. 
