*Buff Orpington Thread!*

[Wyorp Rock]

Awww... Cutie Pies

 

[collie1470]

These were taken a few days ago

This one I was devastated to see start to turn red....this chick was super sweet, but right around the time he started getting that first hint of pink, he started acting ridiculously tough all the time lol

This one is calmer, but is my "must step in all food" butthead. He has the second biggest/reddest comb now.

This is one of the two we believe are pullets.....she's the more nervous of the two, but is the best baby in the brooder at using the roost.

I think he goes without saying lol. Fastest comb in the west, and the friendliest of the boys.

The one in the picture sitting on my shoulder. This chick is a doll, and our 2nd one who looks to be a girl.

This guy is angled so it's harder to see his comb (which has puffed up in the last couple of days), but you can kind of see the pink waddles starting. He's a butt.

This brat. He has the worst attitude of the bunch. His comb is still small, but is very dark, as are the wattles coming in.

 

[CuckooOrpington]

Yeah, but I don't imagine girls have red combs by 4 weeks old lol.

True. My orps usually start getting pink combs at the age of 8 - 10 weeks if they are a pullet. Orpingtons are one the the breeds that are 'slow to mature' unlike the RIR, for example. My Rhode Island pullets get a pink comb at 5 - 8 weeks due to their fast growth rate. The images you posted of the other BO chicks are excellent examples.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

These were taken a few days ago

This one I was devastated to see start to turn red....this chick was super sweet, but right around the time he started getting that first hint of pink, he started acting ridiculously tough all the time lol

I do see boyish looks there!

This one is calmer, but is my "must step in all food" butthead. He has the second biggest/reddest comb now.

Yep, boyish too...Love the description

This is one of the two we believe are pullets.....she's the more nervous of the two, but is the best baby in the brooder at using the roost.

She is a sweet looking girl!

I think he goes without saying lol. Fastest comb in the west, and the friendliest of the boys.

YEP! You have a winner!

The one in the picture sitting on my shoulder. This chick is a doll, and our 2nd one who looks to be a girl.

Another sweet girl!

This guy is angled so it's harder to see his comb (which has puffed up in the last couple of days), but you can kind of see the pink waddles starting. He's a butt.

He does look to have some attitude

This brat. He has the worst attitude of the bunch. His comb is still small, but is very dark, as are the wattles coming in.

Ohhh...even more attitude!!

They are all very cute! Love the descriptions though.

 

[gypsy767]

I somehow missed this one!
So like those curious Buffs, such sweethearts. Fun picture!

Many thanks to all of you who have expressed kind words on the thread, PM's and ovations about the pic. It's very easy to do with a cup of BOSS (Black Oil Sunflower Seeds)...the chickens LOVE them and they are so good for them...makes their feathers shine/glow...! Plus they are rich in protein. Just sit on a bucket or stool and sprinkle a few BOSS in front of you...they will gather around and over several days put fewer and fewer seeds on the ground and start feeding them out of your hand...then hold your hand higher and higher until they have to jump up on your leg to get to them...and they will!

I love having my chickens...! They provide so many good things not the least of which is therapy!, eggs of course but the compost/litter is black gold for the garden and veggie beds. I never have to turn any compost...we put all veggie scraps directly in a compost area inside the chicken pen and add leaves to it and what they don't eat they shred to a rich black compost in 2-3 weeks depending on time of year, temp and rain.

I was raised around chickens growing up but didn't have them during my adult working years before retirement (traveled a lot for work) but always keep the desire to have them in the back of my mind as soon as I could. We retied early and spent the next 20 years traveling this great country (mostly out west), first on motorcycles and then in a travel trailer with atv's or scooters on the back of the truck.

I'm 73 and health is not as good as it used to be and we stay home now...got rid of all the toys that provided us with SO MUCH ENJOYMENT and just garden and watch over the chickens these days...but I wouldn't trade our experiences traveling this country for anything...now it's quiet enjoyable days mostly here on the place enjoying the garden, chickens and trying to keep up with all the projects...which never end...like expanding coops, runs and even just built an old fashioned outhouse (with the half moon in the door) in the edge of the woods for when the SHTF. Oh...did I mention we are also preppers...!

Again...glad you enjoyed the pic...thanks!

 

[Wyorp Rock]

@gypsy767 love the story!
Yes, I do believe that chickens are therapeutic, they are a joy to watch. Who knew such little critters could be so fun

 

[gypsy767]

@gypsy767 love the story!
Yes, I do believe that chickens are therapeutic, they are a joy to watch. Who knew such little critters could be so fun

Wyorp Rock....I noticed in your avatar the "nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina early in the morning". Every time I hear that phrase or hear a snippet of the song I remember standing on the parade field at fort jaskson SC on an early morning in july of 1960 graduating from basic training while the band played the tune. It was already so hot guys were passing out from the heat...! Only a couple of weeks before myself and about 30 others were hit by lightening during a night training operation...I didn't suffer any lasting effects but never saw some of the others again...never knew what happened to them...memories of Carolina...early in the morning.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

Wyorp Rock....I noticed in your avatar the "nothing could be finer than to be in Carolina early in the morning". Every time I hear that phrase or hear a snippet of the song I remember standing on the parade field at fort jaskson SC on an early morning in july of 1960 graduating from basic training while the band played the tune. It was already so hot guys were passing out from the heat...! Only a couple of weeks before myself and about 30 others were hit by lightening during a night training operation...I didn't suffer any lasting effects but never saw some of the others again...never knew what happened to them...memories of Carolina...early in the morning.

 

[csaylorchickens]

I noticed the rooster chicks are more friendly than the pullets. They are more curious and want to explore lol. I got 6 hens from the hay and Feed store and I thought one might be a rooster but 4 weeks in and the combs are all pale no redness or waddles so 6 hens

 

[DreamsInPink]

Of course the cockerels are more friendly... So you get all attached to them and then can't keep them.