Some reasons you all should not be Buff Orpington lovers even if you don't hate buff orps..
1. They're over-rated.
One of the most common colors and breed of chicken. Boring if you ask me. Why not get something more unique?
Orpingtons a decent dual purpose breed. They lay eggs and can be raised for meat. That's about all. There are many other breeds out there that not only hold the same good qualities often associated with the orpington (and are even better for eggs or meat) but they also look much better than an American buff orpington.
2. Being the color buff does not effect anything but the color.
Many buff orp lovers will treat the color "buff" as though buff is the breed.
There are no added pros, you can get all the same qualities with any other color orpington. This is one of my biggest problems. People always recommend "buff" orpingtons, leading others to believe only buff colored orpingtons are friendly and lay well. Color is simply a personal preference and doesn't actaully add anything to the breed.
Just like how a black Ford f150 is going to be the same as a yellow f150.
3. Most of the people who love buff orpingtons are talking about these, an awful representation of the breed and the buff color makes it worse
(American hatchery orps)
And not these.. (English Orpingtons)
This is what the breed is supposed to look like. Notice the fluff.
4. The color buff, especially on orpingtons (and even worse, on hatchery orps) looks like barf.
Even hatchery orpingtons look better when they aren't buff
5. All the other things people love about their buff orpingtons comes down to the individual.
Just because your buff orpington Besty is nice doesn't mean all orpingtons that are buff are going to be that way. You can get the same friendless in any other color or breed. And there are just as many mean buff orpingtons are there are sweet ones.
Just to make things clear, I love Orpingtons. They're one of my favorite breeds. But American hatchery quality buff orpingtons just ain't it. Nothing personal, I'm sure there's plenty who's personality I'd love, but they just look ugly.
English Orpingtons (like this one) are much better and make me hate buff hatchery orps even more
I just like seeing my birds' faces without having to modify their looks in order to do so.
