Black Orpington

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Black Orpington is a popular, dual-purpose chicken variety known for its glossy black plumage, calm temperament, and good meat and egg production.

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Black Orpington canonical 3

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Statements (41)

Predicate Object
instanceOf chicken breed ⓘ
domestic chicken ⓘ
dual-purpose breed ⓘ
behavior docile ⓘ
friendly with humans ⓘ
bodyType broad and deep body ⓘ
broodiness often broody ⓘ
category heritage breed ⓘ
large fowl ⓘ
climateSuitability cold-hardy ⓘ
color black ⓘ
combType single comb ⓘ
createdBy William Cook ⓘ
developedIn late 19th century ⓘ
eggProduction good ⓘ
eggShellColor light brown ⓘ
exhibitionUse shown in poultry shows ⓘ
featherColor solid black ⓘ
featherType soft feather ⓘ
keptFor family egg supply ⓘ
table bird ⓘ
namedAfter Orpington, Kent, England ⓘ
origin United Kingdom ⓘ
originCountry England ⓘ
plumage glossy black plumage ⓘ
popularity popular exhibition bird ⓘ
primaryPurpose dual-purpose ⓘ
recognizedAs standard breed ⓘ
recognizedBy American Poultry Association ⓘ
Poultry Club of Great Britain ⓘ
relatedBreed Buff Orpington ⓘ
White Orpington ⓘ
skinColor white ⓘ
standardVarietyOf Orpington chicken ⓘ
suitability backyard flocks ⓘ
small farms ⓘ
suitableFor children and beginners ⓘ
temperament calm ⓘ
use egg production ⓘ
meat production ⓘ
weightClass heavy breed ⓘ

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Orpington → recognizedVariety → Black Orpington ⓘ
Orpington chicken → recognizedColorVariety → Black Orpington ⓘ