Orpington

We have just started with ours, but they are pretty darn cute. they love to roll in the dirt, and eat flies. They also hang out together with the Ameraucana's we have, and sleep together all cuddled up. If we move them to the coop from the backyard, and leave one, that one starts crying for it's gal pals. So far, so good. No eggs, since they are just little girls.

My Buff Orpington, Butter, is a very laid back hen. She doesn't like human contact, but she's so docile I often forget she's there. She's an okay layer.

I used to have Buff Orps years ago and now I have Lavender Orps. I love these chickens. They are friendly, great egg layers, beautiful to look at, lay year round even in cold climates, easy keepers and both meat and egg chickens.

These were our very 1st chickens-We purchased from a wonderful poultry farm in Greensboro,NC. We bought 5 - Ten month old hens and one Year old Roo-These gals (and guy) have been the BEST group of now 4 differnt breeds that we have as far as being "best-All-around". If You are looking for HUGE tasty brown egg layers This is the breed for you! My hens lay at LEAST 1 egg per day -PER HEN EVERYDAY!! We were a little worried about possible predators and were told that a single grown rooster was the best protection for these girls (even though we may take the chance of our brood multiplying!) However, They are not (at least not yet been the least bit interested in "brooding" so for us that is a PLUS! But if your wanting biddies from all these eggs then you may want to look at some other breeds unless you decide to use an incubator. The Orp. Roos are Great ,too because he is soo sweet and gentle with people (like the hens) but he keeps a tight protective leash on his 5 hens and literally puts himself in harms way so that no hen gets any where near danger! Great, GREAT Breed!!!

These are great all around chickens. We have three buff layers and they will consistently kick out about an egg each day. They have taken kindly to new chicks we've added to the flock, but we as humans have kept our distance. They've never shown aggression, but are just a bit standoffish. If you're looking for birds that will free range close to home, and go indoors by themselves to roost at night, you've found your bird.

I have a Buff Orp roo who takes very good care of his girls. He is very relaxed when I visit the coop. His crow isn't deafening. My hen gives me big brown eggs at a rate of 5 to 6 per week. I also have 3 chicks that are now fully feathered and getting bigger everyday. The chicks are inquisitive and come right up to me. I have really enjoyed this breed of chicken and plan on always keeping some in my flock. Plus, I love the way they look! Who couldn't love those big plump feather butts they have?

The Buff Orphington Chicken is my favorite bird. On the first day I got the chick, I made her a cardboard castle out of shoe boxes. I put the castle in her brooding area, and she climbs into it sometimes. I also have a Brahma, and they get along well with each other.

Our Buff Orps have been absolute sweethearts from Day 1. When hatched they were these pretty yellow fluffy chicks, now 3 months later they are beutiful sweet chickens. If you have children who are timid with animals or are a first timer, these are for you! Our rooster is the most gentle bird I have seen. When my husband is around Mr. Roo, Mr. Roo wants to be held and pet like a lap dog. Mr. Roo is gentle with us and the other birds. Our hens are quiet timid birds and they all get along very well with the rest of the flock. I am so blessed to have these sweethearts in my flock.

I have 2 buffs they are about 3 monthes of age they seem like there very docile chickens will eat out of my hand they get along great with my rocks and hampshires i dont know about eggs yet cause there not laying yet but im EXCITED..I heard there not good mothers but i guess time will tell !

good friendly and have a big appetite

they are OK birds to have they are friendly good layers. but i suggest you getting Rhode island reds they are excellent layers and are very friendly

We have a few buffs in our flock and while they are good layers sporadically, I have noticed some issues with them. They seem to go broody way to often, multiple times in a year, also I have noticed that they tend to stay close to the food and eat themselves into a robust state that then diminishes their egg laying rate.

still leaning about these cuties, alittle more timid than the rest of the flock.

I love my Buff Orpingtons. They are a quiet, good egg producing chicken. None of them have ever really gone broody on me. We had chickens when I was younger but we got rid of them. About 4 years ago we decided to get chickens again. We could not decide what we really wanted so we got some BO, RIR and ended up with a PBR that no one at the feed store wanted. The BO's were the greatest. We have since got rid of all but the BO and are continuing with them. We live in the Northeast and even in the winter we have plenty of eggs. They are so sweet and gentle and great us when we come down to the coop and in the summer we let them out in the yard and sit and watch them. They are a great breed and a good addition to any farm.

Worlds best breed!

I love to watch them run around the yard. They are calm and enjoyable to have around. I add more to my flock every year

We our Orpies! One is the sweetest chickie ever, named Ginger. One is a mini Hitler who terrorizes the other chickens, she's the youngest and smallest, her name is....Honey. So as a whole IOrpies! But not Honey......

These are the best chickens. We had four. One turned out to be a roo so we exchanged him at four weeks for another chick. Even the roo was sweet but we can't have them in my neighborhood. The ladies are very docile and friendly and have been hand raised. They definitely think of me as their mother and follow me about. I have a feeling there are more of this breed in our future.

I got these girls in hopes of having hens raise my replacement chicks instead of *me*. So far, three have thought about it, and one is currently sitting. She is relatively tolerant of candling interruptions, and doesn't actually peck at me, just coos and makes the motions. Her mothering behavior has yet to be demonstrated, but I'm optimistic.

They are much calmer than the Leghorns, no panics when I enter the pens, but they also don't follow me around like the other breeds do and while they come when called, they take their sweet time doing so (which is both good and bad).

Their laying rate, once they finally started, is much greater than I expected; they're on par at this time to go over 250/yr and I'm seriously considering adjusting my future flocks to be mostly BO's

i have had mine for 5 weeks now had ever since 1 week and they are large