1. Origin (원산지) : England and Germany. American Status : Fairly common.
2. Weight (체중)
Cock - 1135g Hen - 1020g Cockerel - 1020g pullet - 905g
수탉은 1,135g이고, 암탉은 1,020g이며, 어린수탉(1년이내) 1,020g, 어린암탉(1년이내) 905g이다.
3. Shape of Male (수탉의 형체)
Comb : Single - medium size, set firmly and evenly on head, straight and upright with five well defined and evenly serrated points, those in front and rear smaller than those in middle, fine in texture, blade tending to follow contour of
head. Beak : Short, stout, well curved. Face : Fine in texture, tendency. toward feathering on lower portion.
Eyes : Large, full, prominent. Wattles : Medium size, fine in texture, equal in length, nicely rounded at lower edges, free from wrinkles or folds. Ear lobes : Medium size, quait elongated, having about one third length of wattles, fine texture. Head : Medium size, broad, deep, well feathered over eyes, carried so that line drawn parallel with top of tail
will bisect wattles. Neck : Rather short, well arched. Hackle : Abundant, very long, flowing well down over shoulders
and back, meeting in front of neck.
Back : medium length, broad and flat at shoulders, width carried well back to hips and then tapering to tail ; in profile,
rising in gentle concave sweep without any break where back joins tail.
Saddle : Abundant, wide, slightly rising, concealing portion of wing bay.
Tail : Main tail - medium length, full, well spread, carried just high enough to continue sweep of back, at an angle of about 25 degree above the horizontal, feathers broad.
Sickles & Lesser Sickles : abundent, well, curved, nearly hiding main tail feathers.
Coverts - abundent, mwdium length, nicely curved.
Wings : Small in proportion to size of bird, closely folded, carried high, well above lower thighs.
Shoulders & Fronts - well hidden by hackles and breast feathers. Bow - moderately rounded.
Coverts - broad feathers two distinct baes across wings. Primaries - medium width and length, concealed by scandaries. Secondaries - medium length, broad, tapering convexly to stern but not beyond, tips concealed by saddle
Breast : Broad, deep, very full, well rounded, carried well forward slightly beyond a line perpendicular with point of beak. Body & Stern : Body - rathering long, broad, very deep, massive, extending well forward, not heavily feathered
on lower body. Upper Rear Body Feathers - well filled in at base of tail. Stern - broad, full fluff, moderately full.
Legs & Toes : Legs - short and strong, set well apart. parallel with each other without bowing or knock knees.
Lower Thighs - fairly short, large broad at top, heavily muscled, well feathered.
Shanks - fairly short, stout, nearly round, evenly scaled. Spurs - medium length, stout, nearly round, evenly scaled.
Toes - four, medium lengh, straight, well and evenly spread.
Appreance : Upright, bold, graceful.
4. Shape of Female (암탉의 형체)
Comb : Single - medium size, set firmly and evenly on head, straight and upright with five well defined and evenly serrated points, those in front and rear smaller than those in rear, fine in texture, blade to follow contour of head. Beak : Short, stout, well curved. Face : Fine in texture, tendency. toward feathering on lower portion.
Eyes : Moderately large, full, prominent. Wattles : Medium size, rather elongated, fine in texture.
Ear lobes : Medium size, rather elongated, fine texture. Head : Medium size, broad, deep, well feathered over eyes, carried so that line drawn parallel with top of tail will bisect wattles. Neck : Rather short, nicely arched.
Hackle : Abundant, flowing over back and shoulders.
Back : medium length, broad and flat at shoulders, width carried well back to hips and then tapering to tail ; in profile,
rising in slightly concave sweep without any break where back joins tail.
Tail : Main tail - medium length, full, well spread, carried just high enough to continue sweep of back, at an angle of about 15 degree above the horizontal, feathers broad. Coverts - abundant, broad, flowing well up tail,
Wings : Small in proportion to size of bird, closely folded, carried horizontally well above lower thighs.
Shoulders & Fronts - partly hidden by hackles and breast feathers. Bow - moderately rounded.
Coverts - feathers broad, forming two distinct baes across wings. Primaries - medium ength and width, concealed by scandaries. Secondaries - medium length, broad, tapering convexly to stern, tips under cushion.
Breast : Broad, deep, very full, well rounded, carried well forward slightly beyond a line perpendicular with point of beak. Body & Stern : Body - rather long, broad, very deep, massive, extending well forward, not heavily feathered
on lower body. Upper Rear Body Feathers - well filled in at base of tail. Stern - broad, full fluff, moderately full.
Legs & Toes : Legs - stout, strong, set well apart. parallel with each other without bowing or knock knees.
Lower Thighs - rather short, large broad at top, well feathered. Shanks - rather short, stout, evenly scaled.
Toes - four, medium lengh, straight, well and evenly spread.
Appreance : Upright, sedate, graceful.
5. Disqualifications(실격 사유)
yellow skin or yellow shanks and toes in any variety.
6. Defects (결점)
Coarseness in head-Low wing carriage- Shallow breasted- Slender thighs and/or shanks-Definite cushion.
7. Color of Male and Female by Variety (내종의 수탉과 암탉의 색깔)
1) Black Orpington Bantam
Comb, Face, Wattles and Ear-lobes : Bright red. Beak : Black. Eyes : Dark brown
Shanks & Toes : Black, bottoms of feet. pinkish white. Plumage : refer to black color description.
2) Blue Orpington Bantam
Comb, Face, Wattles and Ear-lobes : Bright red. Beak : Dusky horn. Eyes : Dark brown
Shanks & Toes : Leaden blue. Plumage : refer to blue color description.
3) Buff Orpington Bantam
Comb, Face, Wattles and Ear-lobes : Bright red. Beak : Pinkish white. Eyes : reddish bay.
Shanks & Toes : Plnkish white. Plumage : refer to buff color description.
4) White Orpington Bantam
Comb, Face, Wattles and Ear-lobes : Bright red. Beak : Pinkish white. Eyes : Reddish bay
Shanks & Toes : pinkish white. Plumage : refer to white color description.