Why Orpingtons?

[EweSheep]

I am going to add a few of mine LOL!

 

[Buster]

Yotetrapper- I asked the same question when I first joined BYC. Then I saw Suede, speckledhen's (the evil blue orp lady's) huge blue orp rooster and I was hooked. I now own a son of Suede who is a black orpington cockerel, who at 18 weeks is the size of my ameraucana hen. I also now own 2 white orp pullets, a black orp pullet, a splash orp cockerel and two buff orp pullets. It's a disease. Run now!

 

[flyingmonkeypoop]

Jody, I love the 2nd pic, she looks frazzled, its funny lookin.

 

[speckledhen]

Yotetrapper- I asked the same question when I first joined BYC. Then I saw Suede, speckledhen's (the evil blue orp lady's) huge blue orp rooster and I was hooked. I now own a son of Suede who is a black orpington cockerel, who at 18 weeks is the size of my ameraucana hen. I also now own 2 white orp pullets, a black orp pullet, a splash orp cockerel and two buff orp pullets. It's a disease. Run now!

They always blame me. Innocent me. Sheesh. I'm a carrier or something, LOL.​

 

[cluckychick]

This is Sunshine, named because she is like a ray of sunshine when I go to the coop and she greets me and always wants to be petted, brings a smile to my face. I find my orps to be the friendliest chicks and docile.

Edited to add just one more pic...

They love me

 

[Buster]

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They always blame me. Innocent me. Sheesh. I'm a carrier or something, LOL.

It's that darn avatar of yours. Searching, hunting, waiting to strike some poor, unsuspecting soul that wouldn't have thought of orpingtons twice to begin with.

 

[EweSheep]

Yeah its ALL SpeckledHen's fault!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Tuffoldhen]

How could you not love a face like this one? or this one? or these?..

 

[Missouri chick]

oh speckled hen, it just may be your fault LOL. I've been reading about orps and was trying to decide --buffed or blue---blue is starting to win out. Do you have a couple pullets that needs homes? (or know of any)

 

[speckledhen]

Sorry, most of us have been trying to get more girls, so extras are in short supply in the Blue Orp category. Since, except for a couple that sell out quickly every year, hatcheries do not sell these and we have to hatch them, it's hard-they do not ship well, the fertile eggs I mean. I am starting a hatch in a couple of weeks, but any extras then will be boys, unless there is a pullet or two that don't quite meet the standard I'm willing to part with. That's not likely, though. If things change, I'll let you know.