*Buff Orpington Thread!*

[Big Orp]

I love Buffs too. This is Miss Priss 3 1/2 years old. She has always been at the top of the pecking order and has never gone broody except for 2 days in Jan.

That is a beautiful hen. How big is she? She looks huge.

 

[Sixpets]

Lemon in left

Lavender in right

 

[hensfortherapy]

That is a beautiful hen. How big is she? She looks huge.

Funny you should ask. I picked her up yesterday and for the first time thought about weighing her. I will try that tomorrow. ??? I don't have a special scale. My girl's are pets. I probably don't do a lot of things poultry people do.

 

[jubilation]

Jubilation, if you don't mind my asking where did you get your chickens from?

I just bought hatchery BOs from the local feed store last April. Lost my roo and one hen to the neighbor's dogs.

 

[hensfortherapy]

Okay I weighed Miss Priss. She weighs 7 lbs. I think her feathers make her look big.

Chicken butt. :^

 

[hensfortherapy]

Here is another pic of Miss Priss.

 

[hensfortherapy]

Here are my baby buffs

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Oh my heart is melting. So cute.

 

[Big Orp]

Okay I weighed Miss Priss. She weighs 7 lbs. I think her feathers make her look big.
Chicken butt. :^

7 lbs is pretty good.
Nice butt Miss Priss.

 

[clickclackmoo]

My 2 baby buffs!

 

[goatluver20]

Hello everyone! I am new to the wonderful world of chickens and I come with questions! I am trying to meet my husband in the middle when it come to what we want. We are looking for a chicken that will lay large brown eggs and that will do well in cold and hot weather. We want a friendly bird as we do have a young son and are planning to have more children. After my research I was set on the buff orpingtons. I love their color! They sound perfect. My only concern is the broodiness. My husband thinks it will become a hassle. We would like to have a few dozen hens with 1 or 2 roosters.we had planned on incubating eggs in the coming years but I thought with the buffs they could just take care of everything! So after the paragraph of babbling here... should I go with the buff orps or are they really too broody? On average how many eggs will one hen lay a week? Any comments or suggestions a are greatly appreciated!

My buff isn't mean but isn't a very cuddly chicken by any means. She dose not lay very large eggs and they are pretty light colored. My buff has not gone broody yet. She is very pretty though. If you want a chicken that lays large pretty dark brown eggs I would go with a jersey giant (I know you people are going to be mad at me since this is the buff orpington thread lol). My jersey is sweet and easy to handle. I know the buffs have amazing color but my jersey has a nice purple green sheen to her feathers.