Post by Ivy on May 29, 2013 12:30:22 GMT -5
ORLOFF LARGE FOWL
Origin: Iran and Russia.
Classification: Heavy Rare
Egg colour: Tinted
This breed originally came from the gilan province of northern Iran,where it was known as the chilianskaia.Some were taken to Moscow and renamed by Count Orloff Techesmensky. From Russia they became known to British, Dutch and Germany poultry experts in the 1880s and 1890s, and an Orloff Club existed in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s.
Orloff bantams have been known in Germany since 1925, but did not reach Britain until the 1970s. As this standard indicates, Orloffs are mainly judged on type and character, especially of the head. Plumage colour is a secondary consideration.
General characteristics: male.
Carriage: Upright with slightly sloping back.
Type:Body broad and fairly long.Flat, slightly sloping back.
Breast rather full and prominent.Closely carried wings of moderate length. Tail of medium size with fairly narrow sickles. Carriage rather low but slightly above horizontal.
HEAD;Skull wide,of medium size,Beak short, stout and well hooked. Eyes full, and deeply set under well projecting (beetle) eyebrows. Comb: low and flat similar to a rasberry cut lengthways and covered with small/tiny feathers.
FACE: Muffled,beard and muffs each side of head.
NECK:Fairly long and erect,very heavily covered with hackle feathering (boule).
LEGS AND FEET:Moderately long and stout. Thighs muscular and well apart. Shanks round and finely scaled. Toes,four long and well spread.
Female: With exception of the beard and muffling being more developed,and the tail, the general characteristics are similar to those of the male. Leg colour in both sexes yellow to pale orange.
Origin: Iran and Russia.
Classification: Heavy Rare
Egg colour: Tinted
This breed originally came from the gilan province of northern Iran,where it was known as the chilianskaia.Some were taken to Moscow and renamed by Count Orloff Techesmensky. From Russia they became known to British, Dutch and Germany poultry experts in the 1880s and 1890s, and an Orloff Club existed in Britain in the 1920s and 1930s.
Orloff bantams have been known in Germany since 1925, but did not reach Britain until the 1970s. As this standard indicates, Orloffs are mainly judged on type and character, especially of the head. Plumage colour is a secondary consideration.
General characteristics: male.
Carriage: Upright with slightly sloping back.
Type:Body broad and fairly long.Flat, slightly sloping back.
Breast rather full and prominent.Closely carried wings of moderate length. Tail of medium size with fairly narrow sickles. Carriage rather low but slightly above horizontal.
HEAD;Skull wide,of medium size,Beak short, stout and well hooked. Eyes full, and deeply set under well projecting (beetle) eyebrows. Comb: low and flat similar to a rasberry cut lengthways and covered with small/tiny feathers.
FACE: Muffled,beard and muffs each side of head.
NECK:Fairly long and erect,very heavily covered with hackle feathering (boule).
LEGS AND FEET:Moderately long and stout. Thighs muscular and well apart. Shanks round and finely scaled. Toes,four long and well spread.
Female: With exception of the beard and muffling being more developed,and the tail, the general characteristics are similar to those of the male. Leg colour in both sexes yellow to pale orange.