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[Barb V]

Australorps are a good choice! Great egg layers and generally really

Buff Orpington. My buff is the sweetest, friendliest of the bunch. Big fluffy butt does well in cold weather, though I'm certain your area gets waaaay colder than here in the Seattle area. Good luck and let us know what you choose.

I have be reading about the Buff Orpington being cold hardy and very sweet. Are they broody? Do they tend to get picked on by others because they are docile?

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

I have be reading about the Buff Orpington being cold hardy and very sweet. Are they broody? Do they tend to get picked on by others because they are docile?

Buff orpingtons go broody very often, and sometimes they do get picked on. A lot are actually the peace makers of flocks.

 

[Barb V]

Australorps are a good choice! Great egg layers and generally really friendly!

Would Australorps and Buff Orpingtons get along with each other?

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

Would Australorps and Buff Orpingtons get along with each other?

It depends. If you get them as chicks and raise them together, they'll probably get along pretty well. Just don't be frantic if they attack each other, unless it draws blood or pulls out an excess of feathers. They are establishing their pecking order. Some will get along as adults, too.

 

[DucksAreBest]

Hello, welcome to BackYard Chickens. Thank you for joining our community.

 

[Barb V]

It depends. If you get them as chicks and raise them together, they'll probably get along pretty well. Just don't be frantic if they attack each other, unless it draws blood or pulls out an excess of feathers. They are establishing their pecking order. Some will get along as adults, too.

I would be getting them as baby chicks. I do understand about the picking order. Some chickens just seem more aggressive then others. Thank you for your help.

 

[JustAChickenLoverOverHere]

I would b getting them as

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[N F C]

Thanks for joining, best of luck establishing a flock!

 

[Barb V]

Buff Orpington. My buff is the sweetest, friendliest of the bunch. Big fluffy butt does well in cold weather, though I'm certain your area gets waaaay colder than here in the Seattle area. Good luck and let us know what you choose.

is your Orpington pretty broody? It seems that the docile chickens are more broody?

 

[CHlCKEN]

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