Not a good layer?

[Ddurlak]

: (I'm looking to buy my first birds and I had my heart set on Buff Orpingtons. I mentioned it to my local feed store owner today and he said they are not good layers, but great for meat. I'm going to raise chickens for the eggs, and I live in Florida. Is this not the bird for me?


David

 

[acid_chipmunk]

My BO was a great layer. Big brown eggs everyday from her.

 

[paddock36]

I have a BO too and she is a very good layer. She was also quieter than all my other hens.

 

[BarredBuff]

BOs are dual purpose breeds. They wont lay as many as sex links but they will lay pretty good and if you want to eat them you can do that to.

 

[suburbanminifarm]

Lovely gentle birds and great layer of big eggs.

 

[tammyd57]

Mine have all laid eggs every day since they started laying. They're a year old today and started laying at exactly 5 months of age.

 

[crazyaboutchickens]

i'd say BO's are the best besides sexlinks

 

[CHICKENBOY 1]

barred rocks, rode island red and red and black stars. are the best.

 

[A.T. Hagan]

Good is a relative term. Buff O's are a dual-purpose breed meaning they lay fairly well and get big enough to be worth eating. You won't get as many eggs as you would from a White Leghorn or a sex-link, but a lot more than from many breeds that were developed just for their fancy points. As a general-purpose chicken I think they're great.

.....Alan.