Is this an orpington?

[happydodgefarm6113]

We were given three orpingtons. Two buff and one white. They hatched in June 2010. One of the buff has orange legs and we were told orpingtons have white legs. Here is a picture of miss white and mac. Can anyone help us?

 

[happydodgefarm6113]

Mac is the on the right the one in question

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

Looks like a Buff Rock.

 

[crtrlovr]

nope.

Maybe a cross between an Orp and a Rhode Island red, or maybe a red sex link. None of my buff orps have yellow legs, but the ones whose mother was a buff Orp and father was an RIR do have yellow legs.

 

[happydodgefarm6113]

The lady we got them from bought 25 orpingtons from a hatcherie, but we were questioning it cause she is smaller more freindly and acts way diffrent than the other 2 orpingtons.

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

http://www.feathersite.com/Poultry/CGP/Rocks/BRKRocks.html

Sometimes a hatchery will get Buff Orps and Buff Rocks mixed up as chicks since they look so much alike at that age. Another thing that could have happened was that they were sold out of Buff Orps so they substituted Buff Rocks.

 

[happydodgefarm6113]

how big do buff rocks get. smaller or bigger cause our 14week old in question is smaller that the others

 

[GardeningGrl]

We hatched Buff Orpington chicks from pure Buff Orpington stock and ended up with a chick identical to the one above. I think it might be a Buff Orp.

 

[speckledhen]

It's probably a Buff Plymouth Rock. They are often mixed up in hatchery orders, it seems.

 

[Leavingegypt]

Looks nothing like my BO~ too dark and not fluffy enough, even at 13 weeks (which I assume the pic was taken at). Also my BOs legs look like old mens legs at the beach- pale and white

Wilma (BO) and Bea (Prod. Red) at that age