*Buff Orpington Thread!*

[chickenforlife]

ok question one of my buffs is bigger than the other and seems to have a bigger waddle and comb brighter red would that be a male ?

 

[fowlmouthgirls]

Usually males do have faster growing combs and waddles, and the red up faster than females

 

[chickenforlife]

lol so what are the odds of infertal eggs to eat lol i have three chickens well maybe two lol and one ruster

 

[fowlmouthgirls]

You can eat fertile eggs......they don't taste any different, just remove them from the best before a broody gets a hold of them!

 

[chickenforlife]

ok and if i wanted to hatch some chicks should i just let them brood ?

 

[fowlmouthgirls]

Yes, that's what folks usually do. They will collect their fertile eggs and save them up to a week, I think, then put them in the nest under their broody. My girls are still young so they haven't started laying yet, you might find a lot of information here: https://www.backyardchickens.com/a/...s-in-your-city-the-basics-of-raising-chickens. That could help you get all the ins and outs!

 

[chickenforlife]

ok i need help figureing out is this dolly a rooster or a hen lol

 

[chickenforlife]

oh and dolly is 13 weeks old and here is another picture of my other buff who im pretty sure is a hen lol she is the one perched on the well perch. oh and they both are 13 weeks.

 

[Dianne88]

She looks like a pullet to me

 

[chickenforlife]

ok so not a rooster ? even tho dolly is half the size of the hen that im sure of ?