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White Orpingtons 
D O not these fowl look like Sir and 
Lady Orpington, all in their state 
costume of white? They have been 
well called the most popular English fowl. 
Their shanks, toes, and beak are white, their 
eyes red-dish bay, and their face, comb, 
wattles, and the lobes of their ears are a 
bright red. All the rest of them is a pure 
white. They are tall fowl, and hold their 
heads high. Their feathers are very thick and their bodies round and plump. 
They are as useful as beautiful, for the hens lay many eggs. 
Golden Wyandottes 
T HESE look like common fowl, but 
their coloring is remarkable. Have 
you ever seen a bay horse? If you 
have, you know that the color “bay” is a sort 
of reddish brown or chestnut. The color of 
these fowl is mainly a golden bay mixed with 
a glossy greenish black. The neck and back 
of the rooster, which looks as if he had a fur 
robe laid over him, is this shade of gold. In 
each feather is a black stripe. The wings have a narrow black edging, and 
the tail is lustrous black. All the rest is golden bay. 
Silver Wyandottes 
T HIS English rooster and hen look very dig¬ 
nified as they wander in the meadow. Like 
their cousins, the Golden, these Silver Wy- 
an-dottes are wealthy in their plumage, which is pure 
white, not silver, with black lacing about the edges. 
The feathers in the cape about the neck have black 
centers with white stripes. This gives the fowl the 
look as if they were silver-gray covered with black 
lace. The head and back of the rooster is pure 
white, as is the head of the hen. Their combs and 
faces are bright red. Their wings make a bit of 
clear white near the glossy greenish black of their 
tails. 
