I am a huge fan of BOs, and have no problems with them that arent typical chicken problems- too many roosters competing, noise when laying....
Mine brood well too. My son even trained them to squat down when you come up behind them so you can pick them up. We picked up some black Austrolorps...
Are the Blue Orps as pleasant as the Buffs? They are beautiful but I love the Buffs. We have tried others that are also cold weather tolerant and they arent nearly as nice:D
I feel so badly for many of you, I couldnt even read all of the posts (plus there are so many). What I dont understand though as far as the length of time out there, some said 99 weeks. My understanding is they use your income to put you in a bracket that determines your pay. After your first...
They do need 14 hours of light a day, and regardless of what anyone tells you, too hot or too cold will slow them down too. I dry out the egg shells, roll over them with a rolling pin and throuw the chips in with any other "good" food trash ( vege/fruit left overs, grains) for their evening...