Is this a Buff Orpington??

[kaylaC6500]

This chick is 8 weeks old tomorrow. I have seen other pics of Buffs and they are a bit darker. This one looks like she is going to be white. When I ordered my chicks the first one was a Buff Orpington because I have always wanted one. I just don't know if they turn color as they get older or if she is another breed? Thanks for reading...oh yeah, her name is Valentina.

 

[Wyandottes7]

Not a Buff Orpington. Looks more like a White Plymouth Rock.

 

[kaylaC6500]

I ordered 4 chicks from a feed store that is suppose to be reputable. We drove 60 miles one way to get these chicks. I specifically told them that I wanted a Buff Orpington. I was assured that it was.
Three days later, one of the other chicks died. Don’t know why. There wasn’t much I could do since the feed store was so far away and I wasn’t going to drive all the way back to the feed store for one chick.
As Valentina kept getting bigger, I knew she wasn’t going to be a buff.
There is not a lot I can do about it now. I have the allowance of chickens for my area, plus one. It wouldn’t be so bad but I have three other chickens in the backyard that are about two years old. I was told by Big R that THEY were going to be Buff Orpingtons! That is why I thought going to a reputable feed store that specializes in selling all different breeds would have been the proper place to go.

 

[BantamLover21]

Not a Buff Orpington. Looks more like a White Plymouth Rock.

Agreed.

 

[Michael OShay]

Not a Buff Orpington. Looks more like a White Plymouth Rock.

I agree.

 

[Wishapup]

I'm sorry you weren't able to get the breed you wanted. Valentina looks like she could also be a White Easter Egger. I see what could be a pea comb and small muffs.

I also originally wanted to get Buff Orps from a breeder. I never got an Orpington, but I am happy with my Marans and Ameraucanas

and maybe we can try for Orps another time!

 

[Michael OShay]

I'm sorry you weren't able to get the breed you wanted. Valentina looks like she could also be a White Easter Egger. I see what could be a pea comb and small muffs.

Wishapup has good eyes. I can't tell by looking what kind of comb she has. What color are her legs?

 

[Wishapup]

Wishapup has good eyes. I can't tell by looking what kind of comb she has. What color are her legs?

I enlarged the picture. I'm not sure either. It was the apparent muffs that struck me first.

 

[wornoutmomto3]

This chick is 8 weeks old tomorrow. I have seen other pics of Buffs and they are a bit darker. This one looks like she is going to be white. When I ordered my chicks the first one was a Buff Orpington because I have always wanted one. I just don't know if they turn color as they get older or if she is another breed? Thanks for reading...oh yeah, her name is Valentina.

Sorry, she isn't a Buff Orpington. I have a few that I ordered from Meyer Hatchery that have been a buff color the entire time. As far as I am aware they are always buff and don't darken from white to buff with age.

 

[kaylaC6500]

Her legs are 'brownish, greenish..??"