orpington Question

[jack bache]

hay i have been breeding chickens for a long time now. And i was wondering is orpingtons are a popular breed because i told some people that i know i was getting some orpingtons and i got given $450 in total from them people.

i was wondering are they rare or what?????

 

[sonew123]

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What? Is this serious? What types did you have?

 

[justuschickens59]

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Are you trying to purchase some Orps and the price is $450? If so, they are probably Imports. There are a small few of us that have imported Orpingtons from the UK and the prices are higher than the regular American Orps.

Here is a thread on Imported Orpingtons if you are interested.

https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=386051

 

[jack bache]

thanks

 

[HallFamilyFarm]

You should be able to get Exhibition Quality Orpingtons at a better price than that. Many of the importers of the English type are charging high prices to recoup their investment. You should expect to pay about $100 to $150 for a good trio of American SOP type Orpingtons.

 

[galanie]

Just so you know, most people never saw anything but a Buff Orpington. In some places getting any other color is difficult. So they aren't what I'd call rare, but good ones can be pretty hard to come by sometimes.

 

[aoxa]

Wow.. We don't sell exhibition chickens around here that are that price. The most I ever paid for one was $20.00. I have never bought from a hatchery, all breeders. My BUFF Orpington is SQ and I only paid $15 for her.

 

[sonew123]

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What? Is this serious? What types did you have?

Im sorry I didn't realize you were in another country...it makes sense now with the $ they are offering you for them..

 

[Illia]

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What? Is this serious? What types did you have?

Im sorry I didn't realize you were in another country...it makes sense now with the $ they are offering you for them..

That makes sense.


Other countries have a lot of rare colored Orps that are $$ because they're such rare colors, but the colors are getting less and less rare each year. Such includes Crele, Jubilee, Mottled, Gold Laced, Chocolate, and good quality Lavender.

 

[justuschickens59]

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So tell us what kind of Orpingtons you have.