*Buff Orpington Thread!*

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Hmmmm . . . . .  I have two birds in the 'hospital' coop and they are in recovery, doing well. The coop could hold one more hen and I keep them as low stressed as possible. Spoiled. Maybe I should move her over there as she seems low on the totem pole in the flock.

Being bottom bird is in itself stressful.

 

[KaylorFarms]

Love buff orpingtons, and their personality!!

 

[CuzChickens]

 I'm glad your crisis is over! 

LOL, I'm sorry, but I don't know much at all about hatching, that's not something I have gotten into.  I would ask on the Incubating and Hatching forums - there's some very knowledgeable and helpful folks that I'm sure would be happy to help with multi-stage hatching.

Thanks! Yeah, I hadn't seen you on the incubating spot much, figured you didn't do a ton of it, that was kinda a roundabout way of saying congrats. Lol I can be socially awkward sometimes...

 

[MartinsPoultry]

I have a question. I have a young buff that will be four weeks on thursday if not already four werks old, ad i have noticed its wattles are turning pinkish red. Could it be a roo?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I have a question. I have a young buff that will be four weeks on thursday if not already four werks old, ad i have noticed its wattles are turning pinkish red. Could it be a roo?

That does usually mean a rooster at that age.

 

[Wyorp Rock]

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Awww...Thanks Cuz!

 

[sdunmoyer]

Hi everyone. A buff orpington hen was high on my list of additions I wanted this spring. Fairly new to the chicken world I'm just learning lessons about buying chicks from feed stores out of tanks labeled with this or that and how that may or may not be the case. So anyway about 3 or 4 weeks ago I was at a feed store and there was a tank labeled orpington. I picked up a buff and a black and some others. Got them all home and set up. Quickly realized the buff was in pretty bad shape. Terrible pasty butt lethargic and very unstable. Cleaned them up and was pretty sure that one wasn't going to make it through the night. Luckily it was but all pasty again. So I did some other things to help. It took a few days but I got them all better including the buff. Now they're around 4 weeks. So here's the question...what are the chances that the black one is actually an orpington or is it more likely that she really is an Australorp instead? And also in my limited experience I think my buff pullet is probably a cockerel. Any thoughts or input is appreciated.

 

[Lelanae]

It would be news to me if a feed store ever had an orpington that wasn't a buff. I love my two hatchery buff orpingtons, but they are not any where close to standard of perfection. I did have a black English Orpington that I bought from a breeder, but needed to rehome him because I am not allowed roosters where I live.

 

[sdunmoyer]

It would be news to me if a feed store ever had an orpington that wasn't a buff. I love my two hatchery buff orpingtons, but they are not any where close to standard of perfection. I did have a black English Orpington that I bought from a breeder, but needed to rehome him because I am not allowed roosters where I live.

Thanks that's what I thought.

 

[Little Coop on Salt Creek]

Hi everyone. A buff orpington hen was high on my list of additions I wanted this spring. Fairly new to the chicken world I'm just learning lessons about buying chicks from feed stores out of tanks labeled with this or that and how that may or may not be the case. So anyway about 3 or 4 weeks ago I was at a feed store and there was a tank labeled orpington. I picked up a buff and a black and some others. Got them all home and set up. Quickly realized the buff was in pretty bad shape. Terrible pasty butt lethargic and very unstable. Cleaned them up and was pretty sure that one wasn't going to make it through the night. Luckily it was but all pasty again. So I did some other things to help. It took a few days but I got them all better including the buff. Now they're around 4 weeks. So here's the question...what are the chances that the black one is actually an orpington or is it more likely that she really is an Australorp instead? And also in my limited experience I think my buff pullet is probably a cockerel. Any thoughts or input is appreciated.

Hmmm.. interesting dark legs, I can't tell from the picture.. does she have puffy cheeks? I f so I would say Easter Egger. If not you may be able to narrow it down due to the dark legs.