Everything Buff ~Chat

[ValerieJ]

Hey @ValerieJ whats your experience with BO roosters?

Pippi is my first and he is only 2 1/5 mos old. The Lavender cockerel is a week older and definitely the boss already, but takes good care of all the littles for me.

 

[TheChiggens]

Lavender orpintons are realy cool. Yet rare and rather expensive. Do you agree?

I would love to get some sometime!

 

[ValerieJ]

Lavender orpintons are realy cool. Yet rare and rather expensive. Do you agree?

I would love to get some sometime!

I paid $3 each for these three but they were straight run. I know I have one cockerel and one pullet. One I’m not sure about yet.

 

[trumpeting_angel]

I find my buffs are near the bottom. They like to play it cool.
That one in the pick lower or higher?

I can’t tell which one she is in that photo. I call them Big Bird and Little Bird, because Big B was significantly larger than all the other (“same” age) chicks. They used to try to get under her. Now I tell them apart by behavior (and now by Little Bird’s crooked comb from the pecking injury).

Little Bird and DH and I had a moment when she got hurt. We caught her, cleaned her up with cotton balls and peroxide, and put some Vetericin on her tiny wound. She was upset with the peroxide (I think some got in her eye), so I switched to water She calmed down, and began purring. So sweet! She also stayed near me that afternoon, which was new.

A nice moment.

 

[trumpeting_angel]

I call my BOs “the Buffys.” Those pix of chicks bring back memories!

I would love to see photos of your lavenders, too, @ValerieJ !

 

[Pinedale Silkies]

Does this thread include buff silkies?
BTW these chicken pic are so cute!!!

 

[trumpeting_angel]

More pix of my Buffys

See Little Bird, all the way on the left? Big Bird really was bigger than all the others.

Adolescents.

Big Bird showing off.

Adolescents exploring

“What is this white stuff? We are going back inside.”

 

[FeatheredFriends&Horses2]

Everyone has such cute birds! Buff Orpingtons have always been my favorite breed! I had one who knew her name and would come when called, that same one was in my free range flock at one time and knew when mealtimes were and would peck at the door expecting food!

 

[ValerieJ]

I call my BOs “the Buffys.” Those pix of chicks bring back memories!

I would love to see photos of your lavenders, too, @ValerieJ !

I need to get some current photos. These are from when they were about 8 weeks old. This is Mad Hatter:

This is Absalom:

And this is Alice:

 

[trumpeting_angel]

I need to get some current photos. These are from when they were about 8 weeks old. This is Mad Hatter:View attachment 1963649
This is Absalom:
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Oh, they are beautiful! Thank you!