*Buff Orpington Thread!*

[21lnenne]

Could one of the grandparents Ben a black Orpington

 

[21lnenne]

Could one of the grandparents been a black Orpington and then breed buff in the rest of the generations

 

[21lnenne]

Could one of the grandparents been a black Orpington and then breed buff in the rest of the generations?

 

[21lnenne]

Could one of the grandparents been a black Orpington and then breed buff in the rest of the generations?

 

[ShanandGem]

Could one of the grandparents been a black Orpington and then breed buff in the rest of the generations?

Once you have asked the question, you need to read the replies. Someone has posted a picture of a black buff Orpington; it doesn't look like your hen. Her coloring is wrong; chances are she's not Orpington at all.

 

[gbartha]

I need everyone's help. I got a buff today and shes in rough shape.

Background story. I hatched out 6 eggs, 4 ended up being roosters. We got rid of 3 roos and kept 1. Then I got 3 more chicks that were guaranteed to be female.... 5 weeks later and one is a rooster. The farm says that they are breeders but it was very sketchy when I pulled up.

I was told that I could trade in my easter egger roo for another easter egger (which is what I wanted) or another buff. When I got there, she tried to trade me an australorp. Then she said, oh you wanted a buff. When her husband came back with the buff, all the back feathers were gone. His excuse... they are free-range. I said no, I do not want that bird. So instead she gave me a 4 week old skitish buff. This poor thing is so scared and has scabs on her tail. I was hoping to do a canary quarantine with the other two 5 week old buffs. Thoughts? Advice? Should I have just gotten my money back?


Also, when I got there, they refused to believe me that my Easter Egger was a roo and tried to vent sex him. I thought you could only vent sex at a couple of days old. Apparently they have been selling chickens for 15 years.

 

[ShanandGem]

I need everyone's help. I got a buff today and shes in rough shape.

Background story. I hatched out 6 eggs, 4 ended up being roosters. We got rid of 3 roos and kept 1. Then I got 3 more chicks that were guaranteed to be female.... 5 weeks later and one is a rooster. The farm says that they are breeders but it was very sketchy when I pulled up.

I was told that I could trade in my easter egger roo for another easter egger (which is what I wanted) or another buff. When I got there, she tried to trade me an australorp. Then she said, oh you wanted a buff. When her husband came back with the buff, all the back feathers were gone. His excuse... they are free-range. I said no, I do not want that bird. So instead she gave me a 4 week old skitish buff. This poor thing is so scared and has scabs on her tail. I was hoping to do a canary quarantine with the other two 5 week old buffs. Thoughts? Advice? Should I have just gotten my money back?


Also, when I got there, they refused to believe me that my Easter Egger was a roo and tried to vent sex him. I thought you could only vent sex at a couple of days old. Apparently they have been selling chickens for 15 years.

Is it just scabs, with no sign of eggs or mites? If so, she was being picked on. If the wound is clean I would apply a little coconut oil and give her time to recover.
Oh, and don't patronize that breeder anymore. They sound like a horror show.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

I need everyone's help. I got a buff today and shes in rough shape.

Background story. I hatched out 6 eggs, 4 ended up being roosters. We got rid of 3 roos and kept 1. Then I got 3 more chicks that were guaranteed to be female.... 5 weeks later and one is a rooster. The farm says that they are breeders but it was very sketchy when I pulled up.

I was told that I could trade in my easter egger roo for another easter egger (which is what I wanted) or another buff. When I got there, she tried to trade me an australorp. Then she said, oh you wanted a buff. When her husband came back with the buff, all the back feathers were gone. His excuse... they are free-range. I said no, I do not want that bird. So instead she gave me a 4 week old skitish buff. This poor thing is so scared and has scabs on her tail. I was hoping to do a canary quarantine with the other two 5 week old buffs. Thoughts? Advice? Should I have just gotten my money back?


Also, when I got there, they refused to believe me that my Easter Egger was a roo and tried to vent sex him. I thought you could only vent sex at a couple of days old. Apparently they have been selling chickens for 15 years.

From what I can see it's a girl!!

Looks like she has been a victim of feather picking. BO's are usually mild mannered so they can get the brunt of it. She will go through a couple more "mini-molts" at least so she should feather out. You can put a little plain neosporin on the scabs. Keep watch for any infection - but usually something like this will heal fairly quickly.

Check her over for lice/mites and keep her quarantined for at least 2wks. Your set-up looks good to me. Practice biosecurity between her and the existing chicks - wash hands, etc. so you don't transmit anything. Watch her for any signs of respiratory illness.

When you start integration - if you can use that same kennel that will be good. Place it in the run with the other chickens so they can see her and she them, but no one can touch her. This is a "see-but-don't-touch" method. Look up articles/thread by @azygous she is fantastic with chicken behaviors and I'm sure she has some great tips you might find helpful.

If you can put a little stuffed animal (to snuggle with)in there with her and a unbreakable mirror (so she can see herself)- like for parrots/caged birds, this may help with her isolation.
BO's can be shy at first, so give her a little time to get adjusted. Sit outside her cage and just talk to her or read out loud. A little music/radio softly playing may help too. Make sure she has grit so you can give her some goodies. Give treats on the cage floor at first and just step back and talk to her, everyday stay a little closer then go to hand feeding. She will come around with patience I believe. My BO's are by the friendliest - they seem to crave human attention and recognition where the others can take it or leave it.

Let us know how she does.

 

[21lnenne]

My little girl goldilocks

 

[gbartha]

From what I can see it's a girl!!

Looks like she has been a victim of feather picking. BO's are usually mild mannered so they can get the brunt of it. She will go through a couple more "mini-molts" at least so she should feather out. You can put a little plain neosporin on the scabs. Keep watch for any infection - but usually something like this will heal fairly quickly.

Check her over for lice/mites and keep her quarantined for at least 2wks. Your set-up looks good to me. Practice biosecurity between her and the existing chicks - wash hands, etc. so you don't transmit anything. Watch her for any signs of respiratory illness.

When you start integration - if you can use that same kennel that will be good. Place it in the run with the other chickens so they can see her and she them, but no one can touch her. This is a "see-but-don't-touch" method. Look up articles/thread by @azygous she is fantastic with chicken behaviors and I'm sure she has some great tips you might find helpful.

If you can put a little stuffed animal (to snuggle with)in there with her and a unbreakable mirror (so she can see herself)- like for parrots/caged birds, this may help with her isolation.
BO's can be shy at first, so give her a little time to get adjusted. Sit outside her cage and just talk to her or read out loud. A little music/radio softly playing may help too. Make sure she has grit so you can give her some goodies. Give treats on the cage floor at first and just step back and talk to her, everyday stay a little closer then go to hand feeding. She will come around with patience I believe. My BO's are by the friendliest - they seem to crave human attention and recognition where the others can take it or leave it.

Let us know how she does.

Thanks for your help. I put a stuffed penguin in her crate with a bunch of feathers from my older chicks (made my own feather duster of sorts). I also put in a mirror that came with my toddlers tummy time mat. She was cheeping a lot. When I went back to check on her at night, she was snuggling with the penguin, so we decided to call her Gloria from Happy Feet.

I do have grit so I will add that to her food tomorrow. What treats do you recommend? I offered her oatmeal, grass and grapes and she wanted nothing to do with them. I know my girls go nuts over both, especially grapes. I will try again today. Maybe I will try some egg. My hubby has a shop radio and so I will put that on NPR today. I plan to put on some Neosporin on her back today and check her for bugs. I will keep you all posted on her progress.