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Orpington (Black)
William Cook's original
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Hatching eggs are for incubation only, not for eating. Hatch rates vary and depend on incubation conditions.
The original Orpington colour from 1886 — deep black with a beetle-green sheen. Placid, weatherproof and a superb mother.
- Origin
- England
- Purpose
- dual-purpose
- Temperament
- docile
- Egg colour
- brown
- Eggs per year
- ~180
- Weight (hen / cock)
- 3.6 kg / 4.5 kg
- Hardiness
- Very hardy
- Broodiness
- High
- Good with children
- Yes
- Noise level
- Quiet
- Suits
- Free-range or confined
- Hatching difficulty
- Easy
- Size
- large fowl
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