Reviews by mrskenmore
I have been keeping chickens for 7+ years. Of all the breeds I love the Orpingtons and have kept the buff variety. I had one die of sudden chicken death syndrome at 15 months, then to get a day old that dies on day 4 and then replaced her with another that died of sudden chicken death syndrome at 9 months. As others have stated they are super friendly and wonderful, but I can't handle the heartbreak and there are other breeds that I have kept that are thriving and laying at 7 years of age 
- Purchase Price
- Varied- but under $4.00 per chick
- Purchase Date
- 3-2017 and 5-2019
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Fluffy Lambs
Mine are 2 years and doing great 
This is Arianna Huffington, I guess she lived up to her name because she is the number 1 in our pecking order. She is beautiful, lays semi consistent blue green eggs and is VERY QUIET!!! She is curious and smart. Her lack of waddles and small comb make her an excellent candidate for the northeast winters, but her slight nature and small size (4.5 lbs) makes her rely on her besties to huddle with on those sub zero nights. She is easy to pick up and hold, her foraging qualities are poor, but what would you expect from Arianna Huffington?!? She is alert and a good alarm for the flock, often huddling the others to safety when a bird calls or small plane flies overhead.
This is Jolene, She is my black sex link. I picked her out at the feed store because I knew she would be a girl
She is friendly, vocal and talkative (sometimes a bit much for my husband as she thinks she is a goose) She is an amazing forager and is the only one in my small flock that gulps down slugs. (this is a huge plus for me as most of my garden is hostas) I trust that she will look over the flock because if anything gets in the way I know she will attack predators and protect her two besties!
This is Madame Curie, she is smart, curious and friendly. Not that I have favorites in my small flock- but she is my go to girl when I am introducing a newbie to chickens. I trust her, know she will be gentle and kind and patient with the little ones. She lays beautiful big brown eggs and has a great personality. I couldn't imagine a flock without this breed!