Thanks for posting all this! Now I know what my fancy birds actually are! I must have 2 females that are Barred Rock X Buff Orpington because they look exactly like the ones in the photo (dark brown with gold faces) and my rooster looks exactly like the Rhode Island Red X Buff Orpington! Thanks!
I incubated my very first batch of chickens - Buff Orpingtons and they hatched out last weekend. I couldn't be more happier with the breed (so far). I put 42 in the incubator and 33 hatched. I didn't loose any during the hatching. At the end, there were 10 eggs left, one I picked out and it...