Breed Details

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ID:73
Name:Orpington
Ancestor:Lincolnshire Buff
Classification:Heavy breed
Origin:United Kingdom, Europe
Image attribution: Pete Cooper, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons

Traits inherent to the breed


# Trait Description
1 Color -> Earlobe: Red
2 Color -> Egg: Brown
3 Color -> Feather -> Breast: Sexual Dimorphism
4 Color -> Feather -> Hackle: Various colors
5 Color -> Leg: Normal
6 Egg -> Laying Quality: Good
7 General Purpose: Dual
8 Physical Features -> Behavior: Cold tolerant: Yes
9 Physical Features -> Behavior: Heat tolerance
10 Physical Features -> Comb: Single
11 Physical Features -> Wattle: Large
12 Temperament -> Behavior: Broodiness
13 Weight -> Full Body -> Female: 4.5 (kg)
14 Weight -> Full Body -> Male: 4.5 (kg)

Traits associated to the breed through DNA Alteration


# Gene DNA Alteration Trait Reference
1 TYRP1 missense Color -> Feather: Chocolate Visit Reference