Standard-Bred Orpington Chickens: Chicken Breeds Book 11 - Paperback

This special re-print edition of J.H. Drevenstedt's book "Standard Bred Oringtons: Black, Buff and White. Their practical qualities; The Standard Requirements; How To Judge Them; How to Mate and Breed Them For the best Results, with a chapter on Non-Standard Varieties", contains all the information a person needs to master the basics of raising the legendary Orpington chicken. It contains a considerable amount of hard-to-find information on Orpingtons. Written at the turn of the century, Mr. Drevenstedt shed much light on the history of the Orpington Chicken, as well as how to breed and select them. Note: This edition is a perfect facsimile of the original edition and is not set in a modern typeface. As a result, some type characters and images might suffer from slight imperfections or minor shadows in the page background.