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Old Standards
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Both the Jubilee and the Spangled are now officially classed as non-standard
Orpingtons, they both had a standard in 1923, and the few breeders i have spoken to would like to get them re-issued with
an up-dated standard for today. The reason the standards were removed, was proberbly because the colour lost popularity,
in favour for the blacks, buffs, blues, and whites.
I have been lucky enough to obtain a copy from the Poultry Clubs book of standards from 1923,
for both colours, these are as follows.
The Jubilee.
head points, legs, and feet, as in the Buff.
Plumage of the cock- Ground colour mahogany of a bright shade, and not dark nor maroon. Hackles
and back- mahogany, with black centre stripe, mahogany shaft, and white tip. Breast and thighs and fluff- mahogany with black
spangle and white tip. The three colours clean and distinct and showing in equal proportions, avoiding a ticked effect on
the one hand, and a blotchy effect on the other. Wings- Bow similar to hackles; bar, black; secondairies mahogany, black and
white; primaries similar, but more white allowed. Tail sickles, white, or black and white, or black white and mahogany; coverts,
black edged with mahogany and tipped with white.
Plumage of the Hen.
Hackle- to match that of the cock. Body, thighs and fluff- mahogany with black spangles and
white tips, similar to the breast of the cock. Wings- as body, but primaries to match those of the cock, Tail- as in the cock.
This cock is near perfect in ground colour, could perhaps do with
slightly more white on the tips of his feather, but generally, the colour is good. An exception to the rule, of Jubilees getting
'whiter' with age, this lad is four years old.He is in 'mid-crow' so does look as though he is standing funny!
But the picture shows his colour well.
This female although pictured with her chicks, so looks a little 'rough'
round the edges, has the perfect ground colour, and a nice amount of markings, I so wanted to breed with her this year, but
as you see, she had other ideas!!
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The Spangled
Beak-black,white or slightly mottled.
Eyes-red or brown, red prefered.
Comb, wattles, face and earlobes-red.
Legs and feet-black and white mottled as evenly as possible. Toe nails and skin-white.
Plumage of the cock-Hackles- black with white tips. Back-black, slightly ticked with
white. Breast, thighs and fluff- Black with white spangles, the two colours showing in equal proportions, avoiding a ticked
effect on the one hand, and a blotchy effect on the other. Wings- bow, similar to black; bar, black; secondairies and primaries
black and white, but more white allowed in the primairies or flights. Tail-black and white; the sickles and the coverts black
with white tips.
Plumage of the hen.- Neck, wings (flights only) and tail, similar to those parts of
the cock.Remainder- the same as the breast of the cock, the effect to be uniform throughout the bird. ( NOTE- In both sexes,
the black should have a bright green sheen gloss, and the white should be pure and bright, the two colours distinct and not
running into eachother.)
This female Spangled is a little 'too gay'' and shows too much
white, but it must be remembered that these are a non-standard colour, along with the Jubilee, and type always comes before
colour, her type is great, she's enormous! She is again three years old and getting whiter every year.But ideal for breeding
as she passes on her type to her offspring.
As mentioned in the caption above, colour is important, but not as important
as type and size, so it's essential that if you breed non-standard Orpingtons, to always choose type over the colour.
To aim for both these factors in showing and breeding is the way forward. Never sacrifice type for colour, but on the other
hand, try not to loose too much good colour either!! It's not easy improving either the Jubilee, or the Spangled, but
at least with the latter you can use a Black Orp for size and type, wereas the Jubilee isn't for the faint hearted!
Showing non-standards
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