Large Fowl
Spangled Orloff

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• VARIETIES: Spangled are the most common in America, although there are a few Mahogany. In Russia, there are Black-breasted and Brown-breasted Red, Spangled, Mottled, Black, and White. There is a Black and White Mottled variety in Europe. The ABA recognizes Black-tailed Red, White, and Spangled Bantams. Mahogany and Barred varieties were developed in Germany.

• COMB: Strawberry or cushion comb, originally described as like a raspberry bisected along the long axis, covered with small tubercles with small feather bristles between, located low on the forehead close to the nostrils.

• POPULAR USE: Dual purpose.

• EGG COLOR: White or tinted.

• EGG SIZE: Small–medium (In Russia, average 2 oz./58 g).

• PRODUCTIVITY: Initially 160–180 eggs per year, dropping to 120–150 in the second year. Slow-growing, producing white, gamy meat.

• WEIGHT: Roosters approx. 8 lb. (3.6 kg); hens 6.5 lb. (3 kg). Do not mature fully until two years old.