Hey we're new & we just love our 4 girls. We have 4 buff orpingtons & they r sooo sweet. we got them as chicks & they r about 5 months old. Any info would be greatly appreciated. Thanks
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The Orps can be very sweet and affectionate. And if you work with them by sitting with them each day, they will get even sweeter as they age. Become lap hounds! Enjoy your new babies!
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Buff orpingtons are a really awesome breed!
Are you getting eggs yet? 5 months is around laying age for the hens.
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Always calibrate your hygrometer before you incubate!!
Home to Black East Indies, Mandarins, Speckled Sussex, Barred Rock, Golden Buffs, Welsummers, Ameraucanas, Black Australorp, Silver Laced Wyandotte, Two Weimaraners, Two beautiful daughters and a great DH who builds whatever I need!
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