buff orpingtons

Little Shitz & Giggles. Two new Buff Orpington chicks. The only ones that hatched out of the incubator. I'm now leaving hatching chicks to my wonderful Broody Hens.

A couple of years ago I had 25 Buff Orpingtons (all hens) in a free-range, 100' x 50' space. Those 'lovely' chicken hawks wound up getting the whole flock. I'm in the process of gathering the money to build a chicken-wire "tent" over their NOW 50' x 50' space, and getting a new flock next...

Hey y'all!! I am new to BYC and a new chicken mommy.. YAY!! I have three buff orpington gals! The baby is 15 wks old "Baby", the other two are 19 wks old "Nugget, and Biscuit". My 8yo daughter named them LOL! I have never reared chicks before so any helpful info is greatly appreciated. Were not...

We got six buff Orpington chicks for my wife, for Mother's Day 2015. A cat got one when it was five weeks old. I applied an effective cat discouragement protocol (Gamon Talon 1250 .177 pellet rifle with a Walther barrel and a 3X9 scope). The cat was none the worse for wear, but he definitely...

Did you know that Buff Orpingtons are more closely related to the Leghorn breed than other Orpington chickens? William Cook developed the first Orpington chickens (the single comb Black Orpington) by cross-breeding Minorca roosters with Black Plymouth Rock hens. He then cross-bred the...

Did you know that Buff Orpingtons are more closely related to the Leghorn breed than other Orpington chickens? William Cook developed the first Orpington chickens (the single comb Black Orpington) by cross-breeding Minorca roosters with Black Plymouth Rock hens. He then cross-bred the...

(1) Are you new to chickens / when did you first get chickens? I'm new to chickens / 6/14 (2) How many chickens do you have right now? 16 (3) What breeds do you have? 15 Buff Orpingtons & 1 Araucana/Ameraucana (4) How did you find out about BackYardChickens.com? Searching information on...

I meant to post this in this thread. I went out to check food and water this morning and AmiJo, one of my top hens, was dead in the run near the fence. I have checked her for predator damage and have found none. I admit that a few other things have been going on lately that have caused temporary...