orpington in English

noun
1
a full-bodied breed of chicken of buff, white, or black color.
The black strain of Orpington developed further in the southern hemisphere to become the Australorp.
2
a duck of a buff or white breed, kept for its meat.
The Buff Orpington , Cayuga and Black East Indian for example are not generally bred in Australia although they are well known in other countries.

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1. Australorps are the Australian take on the Orpington breed

2. Australorps are the Australian take on the Orpington breed

3. The Orpington duck is available in three colour varieties: Buff, Blond and Brown.

4. Orpington seems an example of the truism that nothing succeeds like success.

5. The Australorp went on to surpass the Orpington in many ways but especially egg laying

6. The Australorp is a breed native to Australia - having been bred from the Orpington chicken

7. I have 2 Buff Orpington bantam Cockerels who I’ve raised from chicks, they are both very friendly

8. The Buff Orpington Duck was introduced to the public at the Dairy Show, the Agricultural Hall (q.v.), Islington, London in October 1897.

9. Australorp definition is - a utility type of black Orpington fowl developed in Australia and now a widely distributed and valued egg-producing breed, a white sport being less common.

10. About the Black Australorp Breed: This breed originated in Australia developed from the Black Orpington imported from England; and the emphasis of the breeding program was on egg production without sacrificing too much in size and meat quality

11. After first being developed in Australia in 1919 as the Australian answer to England’s Orpington breed, the breed went on to set a world record in the 1920s when a group of Black Australorp hens laid more than 1,800 brown chicken eggs in 35 weeks.