orpington

Hi so I’m not new to raising chickens. I’ve “raised” them when I was 5-9 and got some chicks at Tractor Supply Co last spring. I got Orpingtons and Rhode Island Reds. They are all hens. But 2 days ago I went to go let them out of their run to free range and saw I only had 2 of my hens, both the...

I lost one of my girls today. Predation is incredibly rare for me, but she wasn't my first loss and she wont be my last, I know that. But she was a good girl. She was a 9lb Blue Orpington. She was killed by a hawk. My dog got there as fast as she could, but she wasn't fast enough. Anyway, she...

Hi everybody! Merry Christmas if you celebrate it and happy holidays to all. I currently have bantams because my boyfriend loves the minis, but my dream is having big, fat chickens lol! These would be purely pets and I would like to hear anyone’s experiences with their temperaments. Ideally...

Post pictures Share stories about any chicken BUFF! Orpington, Brahma etc. You know what to do!

Hi, again! I have six other chickens I had questions about, so I'm going to go ahead and post their pictures and hope someone can help me out! Their breeds and names are on their photos, along with pictures of their feet if that helps at all!

I have 2 big beautiful lavender Orpington roosters. At least one too many for my four girls. One is looking for a good soup pot free home. Hatched June 12th. They are both good natured, get along with each other and are very friendly with their humans.

In the last few weeks my 2 year old Buff Orpington hen has had a droopy, purplish comb. She's been eating well and getting around find, so I haven't worried about it. But the last 3-4 days she's not going into the coop at night (she has to jump up) so we've been picking her up and putting her...

I'm growing increasingly suspicious that Elizabeak here (perched on the door frame) is actually a rooster. Pointier and shinier feathers than their sister, only one with a comb and waddle coming in. They are 3 months old though, so I'd have expected it to be more obvious by now if Elizabeak was...

Hey all! Got a small group of baby pullets, both orpingtons and isa browns. The black orps are easy to ID, but the lighter colored ones I'm lost on! I've looked up pictures of both, but that didn't help much. :P Anyone have any tips on telling orps from browns? I'd appreciate it, because I...

Hi everyone, My husband and I just bought a new home and we live in an area now that allows us to have small livestock (finally!). I've been researching the heck out of chicken breeds for climate tolerance, comb types, productivity, hardiness, typical personality, and of course a little...

Hi all. We started a flock of 5 from chicks back in February. 2 turned out to be roosters and were rehomed and we lost one pullet to what the vet said was mist likely a neurological problem. We are down to 2, an Easter Egger who has been laying well since she was 23 weeks and a Lavender...

Hi there, wondered if anybody had any advice on this. We have 5x Brahma chicks that are 4 weeks old and 2x Orpington chicks that are 3 days old. Initially we had them all together for the first day we got them. But the older chicks kept pecking the younger ones and 90% of the time it was the...

Hi everyone! I have a rooster question, but of a different variety from most that you usually see. I have had chickens for over 6 years now and during that time have always had roosters. I have gone through a number of them, and already understand the basic ins and outs of raising my flock...

So I got a bunch of different breeds so it's been a bit difficult compariby whom may be hens and whom may be cocks. Pictures 1 and 2 is my austrolorp at 8-9 weeks old. Pictures 3 and 4 is my Pekin Bantam which I think may be a frizzle - 9 weeks old. Picture 5, 6, 7 and 8 chicks are 2 buff...

Greetings, I am new to backyard chickens, but, I have plunged, quickly and deeply into the world of chickens. I have become a bit obsessed with learning all about chicken breeds and chicken care over the past few months. I have focused on Bantam breeds, but also keep an assortment of...

So I know it’s a bit early, Pika is approximately 9 weeks old and while I do not see rooish behaviors the comb and wattles are starting to worry me! This is the only orpington I have, so I have nothing to compare to. Thanks in advance for the guesses! Really hoping for a pullet, since I only...

Hi All!! This is my first post on BYC and my first 2 months with chickens... LOVE them so much already!! All of my chicks were purchased just days-old, now all about 7 weeks old. Here’s a pic of both my Buff and Lav Orpington taken today. I hunch the lavender cutie named Viola might actually be...

I have a buff Orpington hen who molted last fall, she didn't go through a hard molt at all just lost a few butt feathers, here we are months later and those feathers have not grown back and her skin is really red back there? Any suggestions or answers? Could it possibly be another hen plucking...