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Give me a minute and I'll have an example of a washed-out bird. Okay. Hatchery hen, buff-laced Polish, at lower left. No real lacing in crest. Perhaps more accurately (?) way too much lacing which completely covers the buff color.

Bev Davis BCMs are advertised so often around here that you would think it was part of the breed name.

I think I may move to Sonoma County just for the chance at a personal visit from Walt. (Well, I wish I could!)

That's the cool thing about the Online Color Chart. It's about 6 bucks IIRC.

You're right, Fred. And for people like me, who can't keep a thought in their heads long enough to look up a link, American Poultry Association http://www.amerpoultryassn.com Buy the SOP http://www.amerpoultryassn.com/store.htm

Look at that lovely curve. Is this a good thing in a Dorking like it is (I assume) in some other breeds? (Ignore the straight line. My program put that in.)

I will edit this post to add text after uploading the pictures; temperamental Internet. I am going on the Broomfield text cited above. I am quite new to chickens so have little knowledge, but I'm trying to learn. Keen to hear the good, bad, and indifferent points of my birds. Thanks! First...

I'd love to have a postcard collection of those paintings. :-)

I have a hatchery BO to post, just need to get the pictures together.

To be clear, I was using fluffy/floofy as a good thing -- it's beautiful -- not saying that they had too much fluff for the SOP, because obviously I wouldn't know the Buff Orpington SOP if it hit me over the head. They're just such gorgeous birds!

Dragonlady, I believe the technical terms for your birds are FLOOFY! REALLY FLOOFY! and WOW THEY ARE GORGEOUS! ("Floofy" is a variant of "fluffy" and means really, really fluffy.) Ahem. I"ll go the the back of the classroom now. Carry on.

This thread, to me, is different in that it puts an intense focus on many breeds, which is hugely valuable, to me, for learning to evaluate a chicken compared to its SOP regardless of breed. Which sounds odd, but I hope it makes sense. I.e. if my chosen breed emphasizes long backs, it helps to...

x2, iPad liked them, desktop did not. Computers are weird.

Underweight as in falling below the breed standard for weight? Or underweight as in she is too thin and there might be something wrong? I hope (and assume) the former! She's roughly the same size as the other breeds of hatchery hens in the flock, a little deeper in the body. But the (private...

I appreciate the feedback! It's interesting that hatchery breeding preserved foot color and a silhouette that maybe, possibly, in the correct lighting and if you squint, has a whisper of resemblance to a classic Jersey Giant. I wonder how many generations it took to lose recognizable breed...

I thought it might be interesting to include a hatchery Black Jersey Giant for comparison. Disregard if it isn't helpful. this hen is 12 months old. The rooster did a number on her saddle feathers right at the junction with her tail, so you'll have to smooth out that line in your head. She is...

Plant corn when the oak leaves are the size of a squirrel's ear. A fantastic gardener told me that years ago. Of course, we'll probably still have snow on the ground when the oak leaves are squirrel-ear-sized. Love and high-fives to your grandmother. :-)