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Orpington (Buff)-319

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Pros: calm, good pet, can forage, not flighty

Cons: not exactly pretty when its feathering out

I like everything about it except how it looks right now. I know it lays decently. It is a great part of my great waterfowl flock.

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Pros: Very sweet and lays large eggs

Cons: Comes with the ability to poop

Very sweet and lays nice large white shelled eggs. Gets along with all the others in the flock.

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Pros: very smart ducks

Cons: hawks think they are might tasty

We had a buff duck this past year but it was killed by a hawk late summer. She was very intelegent! She had such a fantastic personality. It was like you could understand her thoughts at times. I will be getting more buffs this year. My favorite breed by far!

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Pros: Pretty, Calm, decent layers.

Cons: Can't think of any

I got some of these by accident and fell in love with them.  Nice breed, lays a good number of eggs on a regular basis.   A very pleasant duck to have running around the homestead, and relatively quiet. 

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Pros: Good laying; camouflaged; beautiful; smart; friendly

Cons: not much meat; poor as a dual purpose bird.

This article is very good. Orpingtons are friendly, calm, somewhat camoflauged, lay well, are smart, and are very pretty. They are about the size of campbells, mallards and harlequins, lay pretty well as I said, (do to there runner heritage I suppose). The article could have used some info on the other 6 colors, as there is so scant information around, and people are so undereducated about them. Me included wink.png

Orpington (Buff)-319
Description:

William Cook of England created the orpington duck. He used Cayuga, Runner and Aylesbury ducks to create it. The Buff Orpington was first accepted into the American Standard of Perfection in 1914. Buff is the only recognized colour in North America but there are other colours around the world.

Details:
DetailValue
Breed Colors/VarietiesThe only colour recognized in North America is Buff.
Breed SizeLarge Fowl
Models:
Model Name/TypeMPNEAN/UPC

Breed Details:

The Orpington duck is a great breed! They lay around 200 eggs a year and can be used for meat. They are a tan/buff colour with the males having a grey head. They are loud birds and would not be great if you had close neighbours. They are a medium sized bird. I would greatly recommend this breed becuase it is an all around good bird.

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