Buff Orpington Rant thread!

[FeatherTay]

What the heck is a “buff” color anyways? It’s literally just an ugly yellow.

 

[swamphiker]

This is the thread I needed! My buff Orpington is the flightiest, least friendly chicken in my flock despite the fact that I raised her from a day-old chick and handled her plenty. She is under 2 years old but mostly stopped laying in the middle of the summer except for occasional soft-shelled eggs that cracked in the nesting box. Her one redeeming feature is that she is protective of the other hens. I will wait to see if she starts laying again in the spring before deciding whether or not to cull her.

 

[Suzz]

What the heck is a “buff” color anyways? It’s literally just an ugly yellow.

i like the color because it different from the colors of the rest of my girls nice variety shes also kinda the color of my favorite condiment mustard

 

[topochico225]

What the heck is a “buff” color anyways? It’s literally just an ugly yellow.

Puke color

 

[pipdzipdnreadytogo]

What the heck is a “buff” color anyways? It’s literally just an ugly yellow.

"Buff is a light brownish yellow, ochreous colour"

Wow, even wikipedia's definition of the color makes it sounds gross.

i like the color because it different from the colors of the rest of my girls nice variety shes also kinda the color of my favorite condiment mustard

Aha, maybe that's why I just don't like the color--I don't like mustard, either!

 

[FrappcinoObsession]

My Buff is the the most unfriendly of the lot shes the only one that pecks me when i check under her for eggs and she won’t be caught and i cant pet her at all

Exactly the same thing with mine. I don’t understand why people say there friendly there definitely not friendly sunflower and cossete hate me and are extreme flighty. I think it’s because there hatchery stock and not exhibition good quality buffs.

 

[FrappcinoObsession]

I own em' and like them but the "they're naturally super friendly!" thing is BS! These things are feral at this point! My Brahmas are 100x nicer!

Oh really my buff Orpington are extremely flighty and hates me same with my Silkie dawn and I thought sillikes and orps were nice. I guess you can’t believe everything the internet says.

 

[Gigi_The_Chicken]

They pretend to cuddle with you, and when you’re not looking, they peck you in the eye and walk off.

 

[jorj]

mine is so flighty

 

[Sara S]

DISCLAIMER: This is a thread for you to put everything you hate about buff Orpingtons. Please keep all BO hate in this thread and do not carry it elsewhere.



This is for anyone who hates buff Orpingtons to rant about them. This is strictly BUFF Orps. Not Orpingtonss in general. Though I don’t mind if you rant about all orpingtons.

But if you like most Orps, just not buff, you are welcome here too.

If you are a buff Orpington LOVER do NOT come here and get angry or call us stupid for hating buff Orps. I’m all for bickering. But if you wish to argue about why buff Orpingtons are great please make your own thread and tag me in it. I will even link it in this post for others who want to bicker.

If you love buff Orps this is not the thread for you and go show your love for those vomit Orpingtons in this thread: https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/calling-all-buff-orpington-lovers.1408941/


Now don’t be fooled. I don’t hate all Orpingtons. Just buff Orps and hatchery Orpingtonss. Buff Hatchery Orpingtons being the worst of both worlds. I would die for a English lavender cuckoo Orp, or and English Blue Laced, Or really any English Orpington that isn’t buff. Especially if they are @ColtHandorf ‘s English Orps.


***Adding Buff Orpington Rant to Beginning Post***


My complaints about Buff Orpingtons:

1. Solid Buff is UGLY. Not just on Orps. But on all breeds in general.
2. 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.
3. I HATE HATE HATE. When people are looking for breed recommendation and people say “Buff Orpingtons” why not just say “Orpington?” The color doesn’t change the breed you know.
4. The common hatchery Orps have ZERO fluff. Orpingtons are suppose to be a fluffy breed but instead you get skinny non fluffy things that look like this : View attachment 2577065
5. They are way overrated. Too much hype for what most people call “Buff Orps“ are really just hatchery production birds far from what an actual Orpington should be.
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I haTE a how 2 of my dark brahmas died because Rural king wasn’t helpful at all and now one is so lonely