buff orpington

My one-year-old buff orpington broke her leg just above the hock joint. She got it caught in some fencing in our yard (we believe). It was very sad, but we decided to try and save her versus the alternative. Both were difficult decisions if I'm being honest. Luckily we have an avian vet within...

So I checked my girls eggs yesterday and found this. Anyone understand how this happens, Looks crazy with that almost perfect line cut all the way around it. Thanks

Hi all, I survived 1 week being a new mamá. Heart break stuck early as we lost 1 chick our of 6, buff Orpingtons. did you first get chickens? 1 week as of Wednesday. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? Gotta love that chicken math....we (I, too be fair to my husband) started out...

My Buff Orpington, Princess Buttercup, has laid 2 of the largest eggs I think I’ve ever seen. This is her second year laying and she’s always laid larger eggs, but these are monsters. The dark brown eggs in the photo are from my two Wellsummers, Flash and Dash. They’re eggs are nice and large...

Video link on reddit of chick Tuesday night at end of post (couldnt upload here): 1 week 4 day old chick (we think silkie) started sneezing Tuesday night. We've had her since day one and she's been healthy, energetic, eating and drinking. 4pm Tuesday I did my normal pasty butt check and she had...

On of our hens (hatched this spring, out by a broody hen), was acting very odd last week. We were worried that she may be egg bound as she wasn't moving. Unfortunately, we observed her odd behavior as we were leaving for the airport for the week. We came back, nervously afraid to find a very...

My first winter with this flock. I have 2 blue copper Marans one stopped laying in October, she went through a molt, the other stopped during a rare cold period, it got down to 9 degrees and stayed in the teens for a couple of weeks. she layed a couple after New Years, but that about it. My...

New to the site but saw several hatch a long threads - so fun! I plan to collect some eggs this week and get them in the incubator on Sunday. Would anyone like to join? Most of mine will be barred rock and Buff orpingtons…some will be mixed…i have 5 very busy roosters and 50 hens My first time...

Kept a count of eggs from my layers this (Dec 12-18). All the birds are less than a year old. I have 2 breeds of ducks and 4 breeds of chickens. All my birds forage freely on my 5 acres during the day except my Rhode Island Reds who have a run. Best layers were my Welsh Harlequin ducks. I have...

Hey all! With the colder weather approaching, a couple of my girls are going through some pretty gnarly molting. One of my Easter eggers hasn’t been laying for the last couple weeks(I know this because she is the only one out of 16 chickens who lays very light brown eggs) due to her molt. Two...

I have one Buff Orpington chick that I think is about 6 or 7 weeks old (correct me if I'm wrong), and when I got it, I was told it was a pullet, but I've been worried she's a he instead. I only have two chicks at the moment, the other is a younger EE mix who I was able to feather sex when she...

I have a 10 week old buff Orpington that looks and acts different than my other chicks which are the same breed/ age. They have a larger comb, redder waddles and are more shy. Do you think hen or roo? Thanks!

Ok so I put eggs in my incubator to hatch my pure light Brahmas.. they hatched over labor day weekend and well a few of the eggs were from my buff orpington hen and I only have my light Brahma rooster so what I was wondering is if they are sexlink as I know a BO rooster crossed with a light...

I’ve had a girl recently lay a bunch of soft shelled eggs and just found a wrinkled egg. I have an idea of who the suspect is but i’m not quite sure. It’s most likely my buff orpington who is 15/16 weeks and 4 days. I would assume that because she’s so young is why she’s having weird eggs but...

:woot We have 8 Buff Orpingtons and this is our first time raising chickens. One of them laid there first egg today at 20 weeks and 6 days!! Hey Hey (named after the chicken from Moana) had been squatting in a submissive pose and following me around for about the last week. Yesterday she did it...

Hi everyone! My Buff Orps are 15 weeks old today and one of them looks a little more mature than the other so I'm hoping she'll lay eggs soon. She kind of does the squat thing but I read online that she doesn't necessarily have to squat to be laying eggs. Does anyone have any idea how long until...

Hey everyone! I am moving out of the state in a month and sadly I will need to rehome my three buff orpington hens. They were all raised together, and they're in excellent health and great egg layers if you like fresh eggs! They usually spend half of the day in the coop, and half of the day free...