*Buff Orpington Thread!*

[QuirkySue]

I tried to snap photos of my buffs today with my phone but nah, forget that! I'm going to have to try with my real camera.

 

[Crafty chick]

Yeah, for some reason my phone camera has just gotten blurry. Wasn't always like that. I cleaned it, but no difference. Pics just aren't the same as real life anyway

 

[crazyhen]

Ok, I have been reading through this, as I am interested in the buff orpingtons. I will not be really breeding but I want a nice buff or too in my laying flock. Who should I order from? I do not like the look of the hatchery birds at all. I feel they do not really represent the breed well. I would like to order eggs later this spring. Who should I contact. I want a large fluffy layer. Thanks heaps.

 

[Pam721]

A bit concerned, I just bought my first two chicks and they are supposed to be buff orpington pullets. There's no way these babies are six weeks old and one is darker than the other. Living in town I can't have a rooster. Is it possible to tell sex when just a few days old?

 

[Brandi Leigh]

Well, TSC should be known as the unintentional perpetrators of flock diversity. My two Buffs were sold to me as Red Sex Link Pullets. It quickly became apparent that they were in fact Buff Orpingtons and one of them was a rather amorous rooster.

But the hen is so sweet that I cannot wait until she goes broody in hopes of getting another generation of Buffs from her!

 

[Ashley1]

This is such a noob question. Yes, I am new to the chickens. I've been thinking about getting some Buff Orpingtons hens and a rooster. I've also thought about getting some Leghorn for the white eggs. I'm assuming the BO Rooser will mate with the Leghorn hen if I keep them in a Coop /run together. If that's the case, I would have mixed breed chicks. Am I correct? I've been trying to explain this to someone today.

Sorry for this being a dumb question.

Thanks

 

[Crafty chick]

Oh yeah, he'll make them ALL feel at home

 

[Kassyc88]

Yep he will and if you hatch them you will have some mutt birds. Which isnt always a bad thing

 

[QuirkySue]

Ok! Finally managed to get a couple photos of the little buff babies. 2 of them look like this - super fluffy with a lot of light and airy feathers down the middle of the back and tail. I'm not sure if the last photo of the bird on the feeder is the same bird or the other one with the fluffy butt, but these two are really noticeably different than the others.

The other 4 look like this. Stubby little turned up tail feathers. I'm hoping that means I have two boys and four girls.... or maybe they are just from different lines and feathering out differently? Could it just be that the four small feathered birds were the last to hatch over the 2 1/2 day hatching period? None of them really have much of a comb yet.




Or maybe I just think they don't have big combs because of this little guy. (or girl, but even being a total newb I really think this one is a roo)

 

[galanie]

All the buffs look like girls except the bottom one and yes that last is a boy.