*Buff Orpington Thread!*

[JoshnAmiee]

Mystery chicks are fun, i hope it is something good.

I have a thread detailing this one as it grows if you, or anyone for that fact, is interested or has any input... (sorry for hijacking the thread)

https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/861877/what-is-this-anonymous-fowl

And now, with out further ado, back to Buff Orpingtons.....

 

[HWittridge]

This is one of my five. This is the first batch of chickens I have ever named. I usually only name the Roosters.
They are: Scramble, Fry, Poach, Scotch and Omelette

 

[informative]

I was considering mixing Buff Brahmas (BB) with my Buff Orpingtons (BO). Any thoughts on the potential outcomes of this mixing?

Anyone ever tried this? Any suggestions on hatcheries that might have good starter quality BB's to draw from for this experiment? Obviously I am not looking for "show bird" attributes but egg laying, meat, behavior and healthy.

 

[Tappy4me]

My friendly little buff orp that I think I'm going to call Nugget. lol
She/he fell asleep all sprawled out along my arm.

 

[speckledhen]

I was considering mixing Buff Brahmas (BB) with my Buff Orpingtons (BO). Any thoughts on the potential outcomes of this mixing?

Anyone ever tried this? Any suggestions on hatcheries that might have good starter quality BB's to draw from for this experiment? Obviously I am not looking for "show bird" attributes but egg laying, meat, behavior and healthy.

I crossed my Blue Orpington rooster with my Buff Brahma hen and got HUGE males and gorgeous females. They got the yellow skin of their Brahma mother, feathers on the legs, pea combs and the males were giants. My Blue Orp was from a breeder, but my Buff Brahma was from Ideal. I still have her in fact; she's over 7 years old now.

Here is a rooster from that cross-he was hatched by someone to whom I sent eggs.



Here is a hen from that cross:

 

[speckledhen]

My friendly little buff orp that I think I'm going to call Nugget. lol
She/he fell asleep all sprawled out along my arm.

My 6 year old Buff Orpington I hatched from a good breeder is named Nugget. She has raised quite a few clutches of chicks over the years.

 

[informative]

Previous Quote:
Originally Posted by speckledhen
Must be the most common name in chickens - I too have a chicken named Nugget!

 

[speckledhen]

Must be the most common name in chickens - I too have a chicken named Nugget!

My hen was actually named for a friend's BLRW hen that she lost years ago. The rooster's name was Hotwing, LOL.

 

[Belletower]

Doris is a GREAT name!

 

[Big Orp]

My friendly little buff orp that I think I'm going to call Nugget. lol
She/he fell asleep all sprawled out along my arm.

The roo that is my avatar would fall asleep on me when he was 1 day to 4 months old. Then he got to big and would lean on me and sleep. I miss him.