buff orpington

I just had 3 chicks hatch out, 2 Dominique x Buff Orpington and 1 Dominque x Easter Egger. The Dominique is the father. One of the Buff Orpington cross chicks is more yellow in the face and has a rose comb, the other is less so, smaller and has a single comb. I can't tell what kind of comb the...

Hello chicken experts! I have a mixed flock of 11 and 10 week old chicks, one of which is a Buff Orpington cockerel. Two of the pullets are Silver Laced Polish. I've read a little bit about the Polish and get the impression that they are on the delicate side and also smaller than the average...

I've noticed over the last few months that my hens comb has changed color. It used to be bright red and now to me it looks pale and looks like it has shrunk. Here is a picture from 2018 vs 2019. What do you think has caused this? She is 2 years old. She also is missing butt feathers that are not...

Hello everyone! I have a 24 week old BO hen who has been having severe poopy feather issues for a couple days now. Last night I tried to wash and dry her off as best I could. This morning I was hoping to see a nice fluffy bottom but instead I found this: (Picture included) none of my 5 other...

I know this is the opposite of what most people would want, but I need a broody hen soon...Let me explain: At our county Fair, there are some awesome chicken hatching eggs that someone has offered to me. It will be too late to order an incubator, so I need a broody hen. How long can I leave the...

Hi all, I posted this thread a few weeks ago. https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/what-is-wrong-with-my-bos-beak.1320949/ It is about My Buff Orpington's beak. She cracked it or something. Well, this time, she did it again! But even worse! I'm not sure if it is hurting her or not. She...

"Poop foot, don't care."

I have 2 bufforpingrons... we got them as eggs and have raised them. The will hopefully begin producing eggs in late September early October. About a month ago, the less dominant hen has begun "bullying" my husband: pecks, charges, growls or yells anytime he is near her-- and no one else. Why...

Hi, all! Firstly, I have seven lovely chicks that I got from Meyer's as a sexed as female group. Two of them are Buff Orpingtons. It's six weeks in and Dorothy and DT don't look the same. I'm worried Dorothy might not be a lady. Her comb is larger, much redder, and she has noticeable wattles...

Hello, New member. Long time reader. Second flock, first with silkies. I have five silkies, about 13 weeks old, that we bought from a local bird enthusiast. 2 chicks from a store which are suppose to be a buff Orpington and an isa brown and also suppose to be hens. I’m a little skeptical of...

We ordered 2 dozen fertilized eggs from McMurray Hatchery to hatch in my daughter 2nd grade class. We successfully hatched 9. Out of those nine, we currently only have two that are still alive (2 were roosters). We lost our last pullet earlier this week and we have one that has always been a...

hello everyone!! my name is sofia and i have 3 chickens. i used to have 5. me and my dad take care of them together. i have a buff orpington named kung pao, a black sex link named benedict (benny for short), and a holland named piper. they’re all hens due to neighborhood guidelines, lol. i’ve...

hi I’m new here. I’m Laura, I live in Sheboygan Wisconsin. I have 8 chickens and two ducks in my back yard along with two dogs two cats and four kids! We got them all last year so I’m still fairly new but an obsessed bird mama already. I’d LOVE to keep adding to my flock but our yard isn’t big...

I've got a brown Easter Egger from Hoover's Hatchery that lays blue eggs. My only roo is a Buff Orp. EE's eggs are fertile and I'm getting ready to start an incubator batch this week. I'd like to put some of her eggs in with the purebred BO eggs to get little easter egger chicks with a chance of...

We have too many in our flock and need to downsize. New Hampshire red, buff Orpington, black australorp, silkies, bantams, Dixie rainbows... All about two and a half months old. In the Lee's summit/Warrensburg area.

I started building my coop last year while my friends were gutting a house they'd bought. They let me take whatever I wanted from their demolition pile, and I hauled a LOT of stuff away -- lots of odd-sized studs and scraps of plywood. They probably saved me a couple hundred bucks on my coop...

Hello. This morning my family found our 4-year-old (estimate) Buff Orpington had a huge yellow mass below her vent. She had tons of maggots feeding off of the wound, which is obviously infected. She surprisingly wasn't very affected by this mass. She is breathing heavily and is pretty tired...

Hi Everyone I’m in search of a few friendly hens, preferably Buff Orpington, Cochin, or Brahma. If anyone knows of anyone willing to sell a few to me or you yourself would, please let me know! I’m located about 25 minutes south of Charlotte NC and would be willing to travel 30-45 minutes away if...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? No, I've had chickens most of my life. (2) How many chickens do you have right now? I only have 10 right now, but I am expanding. (3) What breeds do you have? Buff Orpington and Black Dominecker (4) What are your favorite aspects...