Did I get duped? Not a Buff Orpington!

[The Monkey Mama]

Yeah Southernchick, you can't under estimate the value of a good natured Roo like that - they are priceless! Glad you are keeping him!

Kelly

 

[Southern Chickens]

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I have never heard of such a thing, that's awful!!

 

[minna]

This thread just makes me want to scream. I have seen this multiple times. I bought some Buff Orphs from a friend. I told him that one was a buff rock, not a buff orph, of course he didn't believe me, so I just brought him home, separated him from the hens and sold him to someone as a Buff Rock. What kills me is I am almost 100% sure that guy is going to sell him as a Buff Orph. We go to the flea market and look at their chickens, they are sooo far off on their breeds it is sad. They will sell you anything. They hate to see me coming, b/c I will tell them they are wrong. My dh bought me a book at TSC that is kinda like the apa, but it's not all technical, and it has the main standards in it, I refer to it whenever I am not sure on things like leg color and comb type.

 

[OrpingtonManor]

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In picture #2, the hen closest to the blue thing, is she a buff orp? If not, I am going to scream!

Yeah, the one next to the blue thing looks like a BO, just one of the "blond-er" ones.

Here is a pic of my "blonde" girl...

 

[walkswithdog]

Sometimes, just some of the time, people selling birds are selling what THEY were told the chicks were.

So you get a second or third hand LIE. Not intentional but if the chick owner/breeder sold it saying buff orp, and they next person thinks it's a buff orp, then it's sold again as a buff orp... or bred as one. Then all heck breaks loose.

I think the barred buff Rock Roo is just totally gorgeous and I'd set him aside and GO FOR the pattern/color with some bought from breeder buff rocks. But that's just me.

If you're getting buff orps - hatchery is kind of simpler than hatching BUT you will get better birds if you hatch from some of the orp breeders here - REALLY. Much better off. Bigger birds, better color, usually a kinder nature. I don't do orps but I'd get them from BYC folks first.

Good luck in any case.