Chicken Pick of the Week - Silver Partridge Orpington

The English Orpington is a breed that was created around 1869 by William Cook of Orpington, Kent, a suburban town located in Southern England. The Black Orpington was the first Orpington developed by Cook in 1886.

The Orpington is considered one of the best dual-purpose chickens. They lay eggs year round and are a great meaty table bird.

Throughout the late 1800’s and into the early 1900’s, William Cook and his family continued to develop the different colors of Orpingtons – white, buff, diamond jubilee, spangled, cuckoo and the blue. Cooks legacy continues to this day with more and more colors being developed by various breeders based on Cook’s original creation.

The Hatching House is proud to offer several colors of the English Orpington. Our birds are English born or of direct decent of English birds and follow the standards by The Poultry Club of Great Britain. The English Orpingtons are a heavy and broad-bodied bird with a low stance. They are abundantly feathered which gives them a larger appearance than their American cousins. The down from the body covers most of the legs, which is another English feature.

Our Chicken Pick of the Week is the Silver Partridge Orpington, which is a new color to the United States. With it’s light and dark silver partridge feathers and majestic look, this bird will add some class to the enthusiast’s collection.

If you are interested in purchasing the Silver Partridge Orpington or any of our variety of chickens, please go to our website www.TheHatchingHouse.com.

 

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