Buff Orpington haters and lovers WAR!!!

Will you fight for buff orp love

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JohnThePoultryLover said:
Who in their right mind would hate orpingtons?
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It's not Orpingtons that we hate, English orps are my second favorite breed.
It's the color buff in particular that looks especially bad on American hatchery Orpingtons.
For example.. buff hatchery orp
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And an English Orpington, what the breed is supposed to look like
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But even more so than the looks of buff Orpingtons themselves, most buff orp haters (like myself) dislike how overrated they are. They're a very average chicken when they don't have the beauty of an English Orpington. And people treat the color "buff" as though only buff Orpingtons have desirable traits (though the color makes no difference).
 
EverythingDucks said:
It's not Orpingtons that we hate, English orps are my second favorite breed.
It's the color buff in particular that looks especially bad on American hatchery Orpingtons.
For example.. buff hatchery orp
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And an English Orpington, what the breed is supposed to look like
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But even more so than the looks of buff Orpingtons themselves, most buff orp haters (like myself) dislike how overrated they are. They're a very average chicken when they don't have the beauty of an English Orpington. And people treat the color "buff" as though only buff Orpingtons have desirable traits (though the color makes no difference).
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Huh… but I like my buff orphington crazy.
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ColtHandorf said:
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Mmm they are gorgeous and I love those turkeys even more 💕
EverythingDucks said:
It's not Orpingtons that we hate, English orps are my second favorite breed.
It's the color buff in particular that looks especially bad on American hatchery Orpingtons.
For example.. buff hatchery orp
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And an English Orpington, what the breed is supposed to look like
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But even more so than the looks of buff Orpingtons themselves, most buff orp haters (like myself) dislike how overrated they are. They're a very average chicken when they don't have the beauty of an English Orpington. And people treat the color "buff" as though only buff Orpingtons have desirable traits (though the color makes no difference).
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I mean, buff American Orps have reached the highest level of perfection after being bred for over 150 years and for being the most popular. Buff Orpingtons are also the breed where the buff coloring was the most perfected. Buff Cochins were first but never received the same attention.
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(Yes, that is a blue there)
But I’ll agree the other colors are nice. I will always like the buffs best because it’s a classic and the most perfect, but I must say a blue, a black, a white, a jubilee or a laced one are all fantastic… or a partridge, or a mottled, or a crele.
The American and British Standards both produce beautiful results, but I think the American reflects the utility qualities that Cook originally bred it for, while British breeders bred towards the extreme of fluffiness.
 

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