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Hello :D 

I have BCMs and a bunch of Clevenger/Coulter line of Buff Orpingtons. I opted to pass on hatchery stock and am tickled pink to have 2 straight bred heritage breeds from a local breeder. Of the two- we have decided to definitely continue with the BO. I love their buttery orange feathers and calm demeanor. None laying yet. I would like to add more colors of Orps in the future. But we are taking our chicken adventure slowly. 

let's see I have 4 eighteen-ish week old BO pullets, 4 nine week old BOs (1 cock and 3 pullets) and 6 more BOs that are 7 week olds (looks like 3 pullets and 3 cocks). Grand total of 14 Buff Orps. 2 Buffs (1 cock and 1 pullet) I am gifting to a friend. I keeping all the rest of the pullets and 1 cockerel. :D

I do have a couple BC Marans but I totally lucked out there. Out of 8 BCM chicks I ended up with 2 pullets- all the rest cocks. So not fair! LOL 

Oh I do have 4 mixes- they are a BCM/Black Orp mix. Looks like 2 pullets and 2 cocks. I won't be breeding them but will welcome the eggs from the pullets. Curious how they will feather out. 

OooohWeee! you are busy! Love them. I especially like Turkey

Hello :D 

I have BCMs and a bunch of Clevenger/Coulter line of Buff Orpingtons. I opted to pass on hatchery stock and am tickled pink to have 2 straight bred heritage breeds from a local breeder. Of the two- we have decided to definitely continue with the BO. I love their buttery orange feathers and calm demeanor. None laying yet. I would like to add more colors of Orps in the future. But we are taking our chicken adventure slowly. 

Meet Joe Cocker. :D He is 9 weeks old now. This is about 2 weeks old though. He is bigger and fluffier already. I try to take fresh pics on the weekends though.

This is Turkey she (or he) is almost 7 weeks old now. (also 2 week old photo) She is bigger now but not much more feathers. She is the tiniest and baldest of that batch. She is a runner too- quickly nabs food from the bigger chickens mouths. haha We call her our Naked Neck Orp hehe- hence the name Turkey.

My oldest pullets. They are 16+ weeks old. The only chickens I bought started and not from week olds. I have 4 of those total. 

Let's see I have 4 eighteen-ish week old BO pullets, 4 nine week old BOs (1 cock and 3 pullets) and 6 more BOs that are 7 week olds (looks like 3 pullets and 3 cocks). Grand total of 14 Buff Orps. 2 Buffs (1 cock and 1 pullet) I am gifting to a friend. I keeping all the rest of the pullets and 1 cockerel. :D

I do have a couple BC Marans but I totally lucked out there. Out of 8 BCM chicks I ended up with 2 pullets- all the rest cocks. So not fair! LOL 

Oh I do have 4 mixes- they are a BCM/Black Orp mix. Looks like 2 pullets and 2 cocks. I won't be breeding them but will welcome the eggs from the pullets. Curious how they will feather out. 

 You will enjoy the Buff Os!! I think Turkey may surprise you...betcha he's a boy.

He does looks very cockerel-ish. He stands upright and he runs like the other boys. He's so silly looking with his naked neck and lack of fluff. We have our heart set on Joe Cocker for our rooster BUT Turkey has so much personality.

The hard part of having unsexed chicks is choosing only a couple cocks and having to cull the rest. Our flock is too small for a bunch of roos.  Which ever one we do not keep - I will do my best to re-home him. Cockerels/roosters are hard to re-home here. If you offer them for 'free' on CL- it's a near guarantee they are going to the stew pot. I could have done that myself. lol

I was hoping you guys would help me with a question I've had since this little girl was first mine.... at about 3 weeks old.  She's now 26 weeks old, and she lays an egg a day without fail.  I didn't think Orps laid that consistently, which leads me to think maybe that's not what she is.  She looks a lot like a leghorn, maybe?  But I thought you guys would be able to tell me for sure.  Thanks for any advice!  Oh, sigh.... the first and third pictures are the same bird.... I can't figure out how to make these pictures go the way I want them to.... sorry.

While I'm at it, I thought I'd include a picture of Mingming.... She's such a beauty to me, and she's the alpa of the coop too.  She'll fly over to me if she's hanging out in the garden when I walk to her, which I think is just too cute.  She's also 26 weeks old .... I didn't think chickens could get over-weight..... but do you think she's heavy for her age?  I may be over-compensating for guilty feelings of keeping her in the run (although it's a big run!) for 22 hrs/day.  She lays (as I thought Orps should) about 3-4 eggs per week.