Buff Orpington - are they good winter egg layers?

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MareeZoCool

MareeZoCool

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Feb 3, 2010
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My hubby has gotten a touch of chicken fever! We have one BA hen, and 1 OEG roo, we both treasure our fresh eggs. Hubby has decided another hen will be a good idea, since we both treasure gathering & eating fresh eggs.
There are three suppliers nearby where we can pick up some pullets. I like the looks of the BO, do they lay all winter, as does my BA?
 
I have 10 orps and I was getting one egg per bird every other day during the coldest/darkest days this past winter. And it was very cold (I live in Maine). So I would have to say that they are good winter layers.
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We live in northern Arizona, where it is really cold at night. Even with five feet of snow, our buffs were laying about 5 eggs a week each. They are beautiful, cold-hardy, and just the sweetest hens around.

If we get more chickens, I will get more buff orpingtons. We love them!
 
I have two Buff Orpingtons and I am getting 2 eggs a week from them. One of my Wyandottes is molting so she is not laying. The other Wyandotte is laying an egg a day. The Olive Egger is laying an egg a day. None of my other hens are laying. They include two Ameraucanas, one Rhode Island red, and one Easter Eggers.

We do not have a heating lamp in the coop so maybe that is why we are getting so few eggs.
 

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