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The creation of the orpingtonbantam

In contrast tot the large orpington which is created in England, in the village Orpington, the orpingtonbantam is created in Germany. In the beginning of the 20th century the German Herr Kühn started crossing englisch large orpingtons with pekins and java-bantams to create orpington-bantams.



After that he used langshan-bantams to fortify the qualities of the Langshan
LIke the large orpington, the orpingtonbantams can lay round 200 eggs of 40 grams a year. Orpingtonbantams could start laying when they are 5-6 months old, but depending on the seasons and the weather this could become 7-8 months

The hens do weight around 1000 grams and cockerels round 1200 grams.

The orpingtonbantam is having a nice small head with a small single comb, friendly black eyes, full feathering, a deep brest, short back and a nice tail. The orpingtonbantam is not only a good ayer, but also a very nice chicken to look at. The orpingtonbantam is easy to tame and very friendly. The orpingtonbantam is having a calm character, (mostly) does not fly and stays in the neighbourhood of the chickenhouse. Considering
their character and size they are easy to keep, also for people who don't have a lot of land. Generally the cockerels are also quiet, but with the exceptions of some cockerels; some are noisy. When you are living in a city-neighourhood, it's important to think about only keeping hens without a cockerel.