Milford chronicle., 1917-07-06
OrpingtOns---And How
They Were Originated
Bv J. H. MeFAUL, Jr.
LII Rights ResexyeA

sports" Of the Rock family. which by the way,
were the progeny of Barred Rocks and were plaeS
in color According to Mr.. Cook these sports
stock and were partly selected for this reason.
The offspring from this second mating WIN the
Langshans were vested with !eaLheEe1 letsss
most Objectionable feature in the bro Mr; SooA i
had in mind, So in order to get rid OF tnls 49,,
SO to speak, Mr.. Cook worked hard iof qui'e nc"
years. ....-,,. 10, the
elimination Of the light body OF the Alinofea' ~
well as the white ear lObes and large eomosi 70
gether with the yellow legs Of the Rocks; AZ lass
however he succeeded in perfeeting ms OrplnB% ~ ~
/ to conform to his ideal and the result was the
\ Black Orpington as we have 1t today most n'
! Bile bird. .-.-,.,.,i,-, 70
| the poultry public in 1856 the Black Orplngtq1n
surged TO the front as one OF the greatest Vl w ~.
utility birds then known and wnlle to0as ~ si' ~
are several coHtenders for these honors' ths VI
pingtons have and will possibly always hoiu an
enviable place among the first rankers. 49,.
The Black Orpington, Whle II Is 50 az Se.iis', = IN,
a let black bird but is a bright oeetle EteelIi, ~
Nevertheless il is classed among the BLACK loUls
and is slightly larger than any other OF tne VI VI
pington family. It attracts unusual a''eh''0h
Long before Mr. Cook introduced his Black Or
ninpton to the public he had started to create an
other variety Of the same type, i - H. sIear-
ber of the Orpington family 20 hlahS ~ l,ii.a
. ance was the White which Mr.. Cook introduced
, in 1889 Several experiments were necessary ~ "
produce a white bird that would have the sans
good qualities as Black specimen nj, H.,
/ White Ieghorn cocks were mated 20 blach Ilalli
, burg pullets, from which mating most oi the Pui
: lets came white. These We're IN turn iheteu y a.
,vbitp Dorkinp cocks, which resulted IN the on
spring heing mostly blue and barred. IL was @Ihen @
the task for him to get perfectly whlte low @ uu
that did not have the hve toes OF VIZ ~ ~ -
: white ear obes of the Hamburg and hghI Dods
, large comb and yellow legs OF the LegnoI9- l. .
However, after persistent labor M. | oooA " - q.
able to produce the perfect White orpiuEtou y y
we see t today which. for the most par Ni1--'
true 10 color and at the same time has w z''''
mertahle characteristics OF the 7iaeN .aii' ~
But this not all. The OrpinE tol ,ell5I' ~
moi com plete with the white and black pltus. -hi
Cook desired a bull colored fowl m of1et 70 80 W.
rate rs ife work and TO this end he abored loi
2 another period of years. The making OF lhls ~
riery was started hy Mr.. Cook in 1850 by inat.hl
cold Suanqled Hamburg cocks to colored DorAl
hens and many OF the puHels S.,l'J DC Corbir
: brown color These were mated TO nuit o3- -. !.
: cocks The selection Of the Hamburgs was que t'
: their perfect shape the Dorkings in order 20 ~
the long breast bone and the fine quality el nea. M
> size and winter laying qualities t
I'm making this particular variety mqeh WoIi
= developed upon the oriEinator, L9e ,als
: had blue legs white ear lones ana Dlaeh - -
: The Dlrking and black tails and five toes on eaei
. foot while the Cochins had yellow legs Wnei
: were feathertd. But. Notwithstanding tnese uilll
: cuties Mr.. Cook able to overcome the.n m ~.
: succeeded in creating the perfect Buff Orpingtol
: with white legs. red ear obes, free from IeatneI
: on toes or legs. and bird with only 1our '2ss t
; with all a beautiful buff color throughout 4 I
= Buff Orpington was first shown to the puol'c d
= England in 1914.
= An OF the three varieties of Orpington are yer
= POPULAR in this country; which is partly que
= their beauty and partly becaue they are -
= money makers, considered from both the ssanIl I
= point Of faRcy and utility. The plumage OF IN
Black variety is not affected by weather CONDITION
as are those of the white or butf eolored olrd7.
= When first hatched the Black OrpinGton chch
are black mixed with white but the white IS grac
= ualy lost in their growing, until it all disappear
. and Is supplemented by that gorgeous green lu'
= tire so beautiful to the eve.
All three varieties Of the Orpington FAMILY Ia
> a large brown egg, and while some few marke
. demand a white egg. yet for ordinary use u
= brown egg is lust as desirable the white one
. All of the Orpingtons are good layers II kel
- under favorable conditions and given the prop
= treatment They lay exceptionally well durlI
- ths cold or winter months. II meat is desired Il
. Orpington is sufficiently large for this purpos
. This fact coupled with their laying quahue
= classes them as a general purpose towl-as go
. il not better than the average breed.