*Buff Orpington Thread!*

[BayBay Peepers]

I wish she had a buddy to transition with, but I'm thinking a night time, weekend attempt. That way I can get up before they do and keep an eye on things. So far this method has not failed me.

 

[chickmammy]

Here are my girls (I hope!) Goldy and Lucinda. They are the sweetest of the bunch and the friendliest with us humans. Not the best pics, but chickens are hard to photograph when they are running away!

 

[MaLoTu]

Hi! New to the thread. I have 4 BO chicks. I was wondering about coloring ... I have one that has super dark down and one that has super light down (she is darker than the white Leg Horn, but not much) and the other two are in the middle ... Is this at all indicative of what color they will feather-out to? Is there a spectrum of colors for the breed?

Oh and one more unrelated inquiry, is it normal for the chicks to almost double in size approaching one week old (they are 1 week today)? I swear that they grew overnight and are starting to take leaps flapping their wings! (Never had chicks before, lol) They have changed so much, I noticed yesterday that they were getting tail feathers!

-Marie

 

[BayBay Peepers]

They grow up super fast. They should be almost full sized by roughly 4 months, but continue to fill out anywhere from a year to a year and a half.

The coloring may indicate a variation in the buff shade, but I learned that they can really surprise you after their first official molt. That's when you'll know for sure what color they will stay.

 

[Peanutsmomma]

Hi! New to the thread. I have 4 BO chicks. I was wondering about coloring ... I have one that has super dark down and one that has super light down (she is darker than the white Leg Horn, but not much) and the other two are in the middle ... Is this at all indicative of what color they will feather-out to? Is there a spectrum of colors for the breed?

Oh and one more unrelated inquiry, is it normal for the chicks to almost double in size approaching one week old (they are 1 week today)? I swear that they grew overnight and are starting to take leaps flapping their wings! (Never had chicks before, lol) They have changed so much, I noticed yesterday that they were getting tail feathers!

-Marie

Ours range from a golden red buff to buff with blonde highlights. I swear two of ours look like they have been to the hair salon for highlights. They were very light as chicks and the redish buff was a dark little thing when she was a chick.

They grow up super fast. They should be almost full sized by roughly 4 months, but continue to fill out anywhere from a year to a year and a half.

The coloring may indicate a variation in the buff shade, but I learned that they can really surprise you after their first official molt. That's when you'll know for sure what color they will stay.

That is good to know about their color possibly changing after their first molt. We still have that first molt to look forward to and going broody and raising babies.....

 

[myeeesa]

4 w/o BO. Looks like I may have a roo in the group.

 

[holm25]

Yep thats a roo....

 

[myeeesa]

Yep thats a roo....

I thought so too

 

[saraiquimby1]

Can some of you hop over to my thread and give some guesses on gender of my buffs?
https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/...-help-picture-heavy-please-help#post_15052892
I would appreciate it!!

 

[MsKay]

Pretty Buff Orpington (English/American) pullet I am growing out from my breeders. I love her color and she is so sweet.