🐔 Orpington
Chickens · breed reference
All that loose feather is a winter coat and a summer problem — shade and water in the South. The Australorp is what happened when Australia bred it for eggs instead.
| Species | Chicken |
|---|---|
| Kept for | Both |
| Eggs per year | ~200 |
| First eggs | ~22 weeks |
| Table-ready | ~20 weeks |
| Sizes | Standard · Bantam |
Strains
- Production · ~240 eggs/yr · lays ~20 wks — Hatchery lines — lighter, quicker to lay, less of the show bird's mass.
- Heritage · ~175 eggs/yr · lays ~24 wks — Standard-bred — the deep, wide, cloud-of-feather bird; slower and worth it.
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