I am excited to announce that the "male" orpingtons were indeed females, just like the seller had stated. I just discovered this egg from one of my Orps tonight! (The one closest to camera) Laying at 19 weeks old, I thought that's unheard of for an Orpington? I'm super happy and relieved...
I've been thinking about adding Basque to my flock of Opringtons and Australorps. Are Basques a loud breed? (When laying eggs and when not laying). I tried looking for videos on Youtube of what they sound like but they all have music playing in the background. Thanks!
I purchased 2 female Buff Orpingtons that are supposedly 8 weeks old from a regular individual. I was looking at other 8 week olds online and all of those seem a lot bigger and more feathered than mine. Are mine actually younger? I am starting to wonder if I got ripped off since the 4 week...