Buff Orpington Rant thread!

[ShrekDawg]

@ColtHandorf !!!

 

[humblehillsfarm]

I HATE when people call their Buff Orpingtons “buffs“ “buffies” “buff” “Buffy” etc... Orpingtons aren’t the only breeds that come in buff you know.

Haha.... I named my buff brahma Buffy.... soooooooooo original. I got tired of referring to her as "the buff brahma." (Yes, yes, I know this is supposed to be a booooo on buff Orpington thread)

 

[EmmaRainboe]

I thought that was more for like sex links and leghorns and stuff? RIR aren’t too high production I don’t think.

Hatchery ones are lmao, but so are most hatchery birds.

 

[HENS-and-MARES]

Well this was lovely. I’ll be back later I think

 

[OmnipotentOrpington]

She just has this scrappy look to her. I cannot really describe it. The Australorps have a delicate head and face, the EE's are cute with their beards and muffs, the Isa browns look like little raptors and poor Orpy just looks like a mean lil scrapper like I said though, she is a great mum! Just went broody again 2 days ago and I just purchased a dozen eggs to set under her!

Said as I run off to clean the entire house so hubs doesn't really notice all the eggs under her

Ah, I get it! Ya, mine's a little baby despite her not being a grand English Orp! She's a little sweetie and super adorable! On that note I believe I'll be leaving this thread for now

 

[ShrekDawg]

Hatchery ones are lmao, but so are most hatchery birds.

Yeah, I don’t think it would be much different than the other breeds

 

[ShrekDawg]

Ah, I get it! Ya, mine's a little baby despite her not being a grand English Orp! She's a little sweetie and super adorable! On that note I believe I'll be leaving this thread for now

There are Orp lover threads out there!

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I thought that was more for like sex links and leghorns and stuff? RIR aren’t too high production I don’t think.

Well, red sex links are half RIR. A lot of common hatchery breeds are just bred for egg production and little else. That’s why the apparently “dual purpose” buff Orpington isn’t much bigger than an RIR. Actually, RIRs are supposed to be dual purpose too, but the hatchery ones really aren’t. Other hatchery breeds I would consider high production are black australorps, barred rocks, and Easter eggers. (I listed specific variety because the most common variety is usually the one farthest removed from the standard.)

 

[VeryHappyHens]

Yep, I have heard how lovely there personalities are, but I just don't want high production breeds due to the increased risk of reproductive disorders.

Espically because RIR are ugly in my opinon I hate the their basic ugly red feather coloring its also very ugly

 

[EmmaRainboe]

Espically because RIR are ugly in my opinon I hate the their basic ugly red feather coloring its also very ugly

Yep. It's almost as bad as buff.