Can someone help me understand the difference between a BO English vs American vs hatchery? Pros and cons, also pics of the difference because I am hearing there is a visible difference but have not seen it so i think side by side photos would help me to see it.
I am obsessed with Buff Orpingtons
). American or standard bred BO's will have a shape kind of like A RIR. If you have side-by-side photos, you will see a difference. Hatcheries will only carry the standard type, so if the English is more to your fancy go online and find a breeder. There are several small good breeders out there that care about the conformation and genetics of their birds.
My avatar is a buff pullet at 5 months, who is bred to the APA Standard of Perfection.She weighs 10 lbs now, at 2 years old.Do not mistake US bred birds, bred to the standard, with hatchery birds.Hatchery birds are MUCH smaller and narrower, and have been crossed with other breeds. SOP Buffs can be just as large as the English birds. I know, as I have both.English BO have a more round body shape, like a basketball with wings (which I adore). American or standard bred BO's will have a shape kind of like A RIR. If you have side-by-side photos, you will see a difference. Hatcheries will only carry the standard type, so if the English is more to your fancy go online and find a breeder. There are several small good breeders out there that care about the conformation and genetics of their birds.
BO's are the greatest IMHO! My heart belong to the Brits
PS: Check out my avatar, that's an English BO.
Thank you
Someday... Someday. I will be able to purchase a pair!!!! They're soooo gorgeous!My avatar is a buff pullet at 5 months, who is bred to the APA Standard of Perfection.She weighs 10 lbs now, at 2 years old.Do not mistake US bred birds, bred to the standard, with hatchery birds.Hatchery birds are MUCH smaller and narrower, and have been crossed with other breeds. SOP Buffs can be just as large as the English birds. I know, as I have both. English Orps are rounder,more profusely feathered, and shorter backed than Buffs bred in the US. They do not, as a rule, lay as well as US birds. I have found that my crosses with English birds do lay well, as I breed for a slightly longer body and back, that will also show well in the US. Any Orps shown in the US will be judged by the APA Standard , NOT the English Standard. You can see lots of photos on my profile page of English , US bred bird, and crosses. No hatchery birds there though. Hopefully that Buff on your avatar, Izzygreenbird is yours, as it is not quite Kosher to use anyone's photos without their permission. My Monty's photo has been wrongly used many times. Here he is below. He is an Imported Buff Orp.Here is his daughter out of the bird on my avatar. This is the Brat at 5 months old. She is 50% English and 50% US.
Breeders are painfully aware that their birds' photos are being used to sell inferior birds on many auction sites.Some of you newcomers to Buff Orps may have experienced getting chicks from purchased eggs that did not resemble the photos used to sell those eggs.Buyers are totally mislead by those stolen photos. We had 3 incidents of this last week on eBay.I recognized your avatar photo from a British site. I asked you about this photo before in another post, and you chose not to answer.I'm sure you are innocent of any intentional wrong doing, but you, and everyone else, needs to know that you should not use other peoples' photos of their birds, without the owner's permission.
Sadly, when this happens, the chick usually doesn't make it. But I hope yours does.
Such a pitifully cute pic I had to share!
My latest hatch has a massive herniated "umbilical cord" It seems totally fine otherwise. Walking around dragging the thing behind it!! Well it scratched it and it started bleeding and sticking to the bedding. This all I knew to do to help. I'm researching it, but until I figure it out I bandaged it up.
