Just purchased 4 buff chicks today! Along with 5 bantams left at Tractor Supply. I built a coop before my cancer diagnosis in 2022, so I’m happy to be able to fill it up! I also have 5 quail that just started laying. Life is so, so good.
I've just hatched 5 Buff Orpingtons from an incubator, along with 8 Black Australorps and Blue Australorps. They are a week old tomorrow. Little cuties.
I have 7 of them. I love my girls. They are all so sweet and i get an average of 1 egg every other day per bird. They are also fairly quiet girls. No real fussing or fighting. I love this breed. They are even friendly with my dog. My dog thinks they are her babies. She won't even let my cat look at them without chasing her off. Lol. Good dog, great chickens
Yes they are a very friendly breed. I have 11Buff Orpington hens and will be picking up a Buff Orpington rooster tomorrow. Whenever I enter their run they all come running to me to see if I have treats for them. They are only 9 weeks old but are already big girls.
I appreciate this info. I just got a hen. She is easily over 8 months. I am a novest. Her foot was damaged due to the fact she was in a meshed cage. It is healing as we speak. Prior to this, i purchased two rhoade island red chicks on a whim 8 months ago. One ended up being a rooster. I have parrots. To be true,I thought they were roasters that lived for a year or so. I love animals. I thought I would just give them a good life. Fast forward, my birds sleep in the house at night and roam in my verdent backyard in the day. They are both super friendly and love to be held in the evening. The reason why I wanted to thank you was that I didn't know the breed of my new hen. I understand her personality now. She is extremely docile, loves human interaction, and doesn't roam too much rather seeking shade under bushes , trees, or just wanting to come inside the house and hang out. I was concerned prior to this video because I just thought it would have the same personality traits as my reds who are much more active and hyper curious. Thankyousomuch God bless this world's messes
My sister had Buff Orpington’s. She loved them! She said they were like having a puppy dog. 💖😊👍. Then her husband decided to give away all the chickens and had other plans for the land so she was sad to have to let them go! 🙁 She said they were so friendly! 🌷👍😁
I have 4 buffs and they LOVE foraging...my other hen is a Delaware and she could care less about foraging... otherwise everything that you said seemed pretty accurate for them. :) Very happy with them!
@@missysmessage722❤ Love them so much I got 3 more this year. Black Australaurp are really sweet, mild chickens whose eggs are slightly bigger, got 2 more of those as well😊
6:33 This is excellent! May I add this observation; that your knowledge may increase through my experience. Buffs are excellent free-ranged with no additional feed but cracked corn early in the day and at sunset. Mine have complete access to a creek, a deep hollow, ridge, open field and mature woods. In the last month I shot AT A BOBCAT and two days later a Red Fox. My chickens are smart and act as a flock. I also have hawks and falcons; my buffs fear the hawks and are very vocal in their assessment of danger. Please be so advised and refrain from repeating the error of stating that they are poor foragers... God Bless You.
I have 8 buff Orpington hens and 7 out of 8 don’t fuss when held. Not all are paying yet but so far only one is broody but not to an extreme level. I love them!💕
The buff Orpington hens are really sweet, just shy. Welsummers are also pretty friendly, so not sure you had an optimal experience with them to be saying they're aggressive. The buff Orpington roosters, on the other hand, are extremely aggressive. We had to put ours down because he would flog us every time we'd try to throw them some feed and would chase us down when we let the flock out to free range. We handle all our chickens a lot when they're young and get them used to human interaction, as well as establish our dominance with all the roosters, so whatever you've done to make your buff rooster friendly I would love to know. In the meantime I'd like to add that Ameraucanas are amazing companions, to both buff Orpingtons and humans. They're the favorite bird on our farm, super friendly hens *and* roosters, only downfall is they can be shy if you don't handle them often. We had a splash Ameraucana rooster named Jack Sparrow that would always run up to us to be picked up and cuddled when we'd come out of the house, best personality I've ever seen in a chicken.
@@lucasfojtik3663I only had 1 and he was mean as well. I handled all the chicks till they went outside and at puberty he got aggressive with me n the hens. He lives somewhere else now. I did hatch one of his offspring who is same as him😢 So Paddy will be my first freezer chicken.
Handling male chick's does bond them but can make them more aggressive. Something about confusion of species in their mind. Make playthings of your hens. Give the roosters some space.
First time chicken owner and we have 14 buff Orpington hens and one rooster. Am a little nervous after reading that the roosters are aggressive because I was told this was a very docile breed.
Hi, the video said not to put them more agressive breeds like with Rhode Island Reds. I have two of each, three weeks old. Have you had any problems with the RIR's being aggressive toward them?
Female: Soft pink small comb & waddles, 2 sets of wing feathers, high tail, small legs, no pecking and sweet, moderate vocal, flock follower., flighty, excellent foraging. Male: Deep red large comb & waddles, 1 set of wing feathers, low hanging saddle feathers, thick tall legs, aggressive pecking, extremely vocal, flock leader, good foraging.
Great video. Thanks for the info. I have a small flock of 4 hens and 1 Americana rooster. My hens are a mix of Black Star, Red Star, Americana and White Leghorn. Looking to get 2 buffs next week to work into the flock to brood our own chicks.
My Fav. breed as well. I've lost two out of 9 in a year. The comb turned dark and they ended up with respiratory issue and died. ? But they are social and friendly.
what size of a coop would you recommend for 4 Buff Orphington Hens? My wife received a 2 X 6 Aivituvin- AIR61 Mobile Chicken Tractor as a gift but already at 5 weeks it seems this coop will be way too small for them.
well shoot... just bought 3 of these and 3 rhode islands ... read an article that said they were both great layers so thought 3 of each would be a good idea. Guess Ill just have to hope they grow up friendly to each other.
@@ElleKay4Life It was just yesterday or the day before when I was outside with them and I heard one get at the other ( don't know which breed though - by "get at" it sounded like bit of a tiff ... sheesh, hard to explain but it only lasted a second ) but that was the first time I have noticed any issues at all. I am pretty sure one of the buffs is the leader...although a red is a close second. I let them roam my backyard almost everyday and they are doing great. They've only been laying about 3 weeks. The eggs are small but Im getting about 2-3 a day between all of them.
@@organicinohio5398 if I remember right, I got them as chicks in January and I think somewhere in July they started laying. I get 5 eggs almost every day from my 6 chickens
My lavender Orpington and Barred rocks are so friendly and sweet, but my buff Orpington‘s always run away for me. I don’t know if I got a bad batch or what. they’re just not friendly😢
I have two hens in my flock and my only rooster is a buff orpington He's a big boy He's probably about 10 or 11 lbs he believes that he is a dog I can call him and he'll come to me his name is red
Hmmm, my Buff Orpingtons are a little different....they are much larger than my red star, black sex link and rhode islands so while they don't "rule the roost" they definitely tend to bully the other hens. Mine do not lay daily, but are reliably laying about every other day or so.
I know this is off topic, but I can’t find the information anywhere. We have about ten Easter Eggers, a CA Gray, and a Marian. They were born around Aug 20th. We are at 20 weeks now with no eggs yet. Currently, we are at 10 hours of daylights per day. Do we need to do supplemental light to get the started? Everything we have read makes it sound like we should be getting eggs by now. Ideas? Comments?
@@dianec9456 The flood gates have opened. Sunday, one egg. Monday, three eggs, Tuesday, three eggs. Today 4 eggs. Based on egg color, the Maran, the CA Gray, and two Easter eggers are going. Six more eggers to go.
Update: 10 hens two roosters. One rooster went to the neighbors. He was a large breed and was wrecking havoc on the hens. In a typical week, we get 10 eggs a day once, and occasionally twice. Mostly 8 or 9 eggs per day. In Feb, we set 34 eggs in our incubator. 21 hatched, with 7 roosters, and 14 hens. Of the 34 eggs that we set, 24 were large/extra large eggs from our neighbors flock of Rhode Island Reds. The rest were small/mediums from or flock of California Grays, Marian’s, and Easter Eggers, so it is quite the mix of a mix of birds. We gave away 5 of the roosters (Rhode Islands), and one of the other two just started crowing.
Hi, Karen. My 10 Orpington hens have yet to start laying eggs! They cackle saying soon & they are at 22 weeks of age as of 10-27-22. When did yours start laying eggs.
@@irenemiller4068mine at 5 months, do depending when they were hatched, you should already have eggs.👍🤩 just saw post is from last year. You definitely have eggs now😅
Their names are, playfully, Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner". They are brothers and stick together. Pretty sure Breakfast, the smallest and most petty is Alpha. The largest and fluffiest, is Dinner, the Omega rooster. We have no females but looking to acquire. Would love to trade, they are very well-behaved, funny birds. I feed them warm bird porridge with oats, barley and meal worms, and a few Oiled sprats, a fish type, in the afternoon. They also really enjoy hot pepper seeds and foredging
My favorite, I had one named Henny Penny, my wife’s stupid dog killed her. I hate small dogs Till This Day! Now we have two red Sexlinks, but I still miss my Henny, she was so sweet.🥲
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Just purchased 4 buff chicks today! Along with 5 bantams left at Tractor Supply. I built a coop before my cancer diagnosis in 2022, so I’m happy to be able to fill it up! I also have 5 quail that just started laying. Life is so, so good.
A menagerie of poultry is like having a perpetual rainbow. May they bring you peace and good fortune.
I've just hatched 5 Buff Orpingtons from an incubator, along with 8 Black Australorps and Blue Australorps. They are a week old tomorrow. Little cuties.
how are they doing today?
I have 7 of them. I love my girls. They are all so sweet and i get an average of 1 egg every other day per bird. They are also fairly quiet girls. No real fussing or fighting. I love this breed. They are even friendly with my dog. My dog thinks they are her babies. She won't even let my cat look at them without chasing her off. Lol. Good dog, great chickens
I have 6 of these and love them. 5 hens and one rooster. Such a nice and beautiful breed. They handle Canadian winters as well
I just ordered my first White Orpington!.. and also live in western Canada. Is it similar as the Buff variety?.. hopefully their not loud?..
@@melissaedwards498 yes they are. Orpington is the breed and they come in different colors like buff, white, black and others
Just bought 3 lavender violets..2 week old so cute.
I'm in Quebec. Do you need a heating lamp for winter?
@@hl2601 I'm in NB and don't use a heater in winter
Yes they are a very friendly breed. I have 11Buff Orpington hens and will be picking up a Buff Orpington rooster tomorrow. Whenever I enter their run they all come running to me to see if I have treats for them. They are only 9 weeks old but are already big girls.
I appreciate this info. I just got a hen. She is easily over 8 months. I am a novest. Her foot was damaged due to the fact she was in a meshed cage. It is healing as we speak. Prior to this, i purchased two rhoade island red chicks on a whim 8 months ago. One ended up being a rooster. I have parrots. To be true,I thought they were roasters that lived for a year or so. I love animals. I thought I would just give them a good life. Fast forward, my birds sleep in the house at night and roam in my verdent backyard in the day. They are both super friendly and love to be held in the evening. The reason why I wanted to thank you was that I didn't know the breed of my new hen. I understand her personality now. She is extremely docile, loves human interaction, and doesn't roam too much rather seeking shade under bushes , trees, or just wanting to come inside the house and hang out. I was concerned prior to this video because I just thought it would have the same personality traits as my reds who are much more active and hyper curious. Thankyousomuch God bless this world's messes
My sister had Buff Orpington’s. She loved them! She said they were like having a puppy dog. 💖😊👍. Then her husband decided to give away all the chickens and had other plans for the land so she was sad to have to let them go! 🙁 She said they were so friendly! 🌷👍😁
I have 4 buffs and they LOVE foraging...my other hen is a Delaware and she could care less about foraging... otherwise everything that you said seemed pretty accurate for them. :) Very happy with them!
I just ordered my first Buff Orpington chicks. I'm so excited!!
Definitely one of the best choices!
Good choice! Let me know how it goes
Just got mine to lavender.
I'm thinking to get some. How do you like them
@@missysmessage722❤ Love them so much I got 3 more this year. Black Australaurp are really sweet, mild chickens whose eggs are slightly bigger, got 2 more of those as well😊
6:33 This is excellent!
May I add this observation; that your knowledge may increase through my experience.
Buffs are excellent free-ranged with no additional feed but cracked corn early in the day and at sunset. Mine have complete access to a creek, a deep hollow, ridge, open field and mature woods. In the last month I shot AT A BOBCAT and two days later a Red Fox. My chickens are smart and act as a flock. I also have hawks and falcons; my buffs fear the hawks and are very vocal in their assessment of danger.
Please be so advised and refrain from repeating the error of stating that they are poor foragers...
God Bless You.
I have 8 buff Orpington hens and 7 out of 8 don’t fuss when held. Not all are paying yet but so far only one is broody but not to an extreme level. I love them!💕
The buff Orpington hens are really sweet, just shy. Welsummers are also pretty friendly, so not sure you had an optimal experience with them to be saying they're aggressive. The buff Orpington roosters, on the other hand, are extremely aggressive. We had to put ours down because he would flog us every time we'd try to throw them some feed and would chase us down when we let the flock out to free range. We handle all our chickens a lot when they're young and get them used to human interaction, as well as establish our dominance with all the roosters, so whatever you've done to make your buff rooster friendly I would love to know.
In the meantime I'd like to add that Ameraucanas are amazing companions, to both buff Orpingtons and humans. They're the favorite bird on our farm, super friendly hens *and* roosters, only downfall is they can be shy if you don't handle them often. We had a splash Ameraucana rooster named Jack Sparrow that would always run up to us to be picked up and cuddled when we'd come out of the house, best personality I've ever seen in a chicken.
I disagree on the buff roosters . All the ones i’ve had have been very sweet
@@lucasfojtik3663I only had 1 and he was mean as well. I handled all the chicks till they went outside and at puberty he got aggressive with me n the hens. He lives somewhere else now. I did hatch one of his offspring who is same as him😢 So Paddy will be my first freezer chicken.
Handling male chick's does bond them but can make them more aggressive. Something about confusion of species in their mind.
Make playthings of your hens. Give the roosters some space.
First time chicken owner and we have 14 buff Orpington hens and one rooster. Am a little nervous after reading that the roosters are aggressive because I was told this was a very docile breed.
Thank you for posting this video. I have four of them and two Rhode Island Reds.
Hi, the video said not to put them more agressive breeds like with Rhode Island Reds. I have two of each, three weeks old. Have you had any problems with the RIR's being aggressive toward them?
Female: Soft pink small comb & waddles, 2 sets of wing feathers, high tail, small legs, no pecking and sweet, moderate vocal, flock follower., flighty, excellent foraging.
Male: Deep red large comb & waddles, 1 set of wing feathers, low hanging saddle feathers, thick tall legs, aggressive pecking, extremely vocal, flock leader, good foraging.
Great video. Thanks for the info. I have a small flock of 4 hens and 1 Americana rooster. My hens are a mix of Black Star, Red Star, Americana and White Leghorn. Looking to get 2 buffs next week to work into the flock to brood our own chicks.
Awesome! Keep us posted on how it goes introducing them to your flock!
My Fav. breed as well. I've lost two out of 9 in a year. The comb turned dark and they ended up with respiratory issue and died. ? But they are social and friendly.
what size of a coop would you recommend for 4 Buff Orphington Hens? My wife received a 2 X 6 Aivituvin- AIR61 Mobile Chicken Tractor as a gift but already at 5 weeks it seems this coop will be way too small for them.
well shoot... just bought 3 of these and 3 rhode islands ... read an article that said they were both great layers so thought 3 of each would be a good idea. Guess Ill just have to hope they grow up friendly to each other.
The Rhode island Reds will bully the buff Orpington. Keep an eye on them
It’s been five months so I gotta know how does the flock get along? Lol
@@ElleKay4Life It was just yesterday or the day before when I was outside with them and I heard one get at the other ( don't know which breed though - by "get at" it sounded like bit of a tiff ... sheesh, hard to explain but it only lasted a second ) but that was the first time I have noticed any issues at all. I am pretty sure one of the buffs is the leader...although a red is a close second. I let them roam my backyard almost everyday and they are doing great. They've only been laying about 3 weeks. The eggs are small but Im getting about 2-3 a day between all of them.
@@toddvance1568Did your b.o. start laying at 5 months?
@@organicinohio5398 if I remember right, I got them as chicks in January and I think somewhere in July they started laying. I get 5 eggs almost every day from my 6 chickens
My lavender Orpington and Barred rocks are so friendly and sweet, but my buff Orpington‘s always run away for me. I don’t know if I got a bad batch or what. they’re just not friendly😢
My 10 lavender hens are friendly. Handled them since chick stage. When did yours start laying eggs?
Thanks for the history lesson.
Glad you enjoyed it
Thanks for your channel!
My pleasure!
Do buffs cry or sing when laying eggs 🥚?
I have two hens in my flock and my only rooster is a buff orpington He's a big boy He's probably about 10 or 11 lbs he believes that he is a dog I can call him and he'll come to me his name is red
Hmmm, my Buff Orpingtons are a little different....they are much larger than my red star, black sex link and rhode islands so while they don't "rule the roost" they definitely tend to bully the other hens. Mine do not lay daily, but are reliably laying about every other day or so.
I love them
I know this is off topic, but I can’t find the information anywhere. We have about ten Easter Eggers, a CA Gray, and a Marian. They were born around Aug 20th. We are at 20 weeks now with no eggs yet. Currently, we are at 10 hours of daylights per day. Do we need to do supplemental light to get the started? Everything we have read makes it sound like we should be getting eggs by now.
Ideas? Comments?
My buff orpingtons were hatched on 4/15 and I didn't get my 1st egg until October... Your hen might not start laying until spring...
@@dianec9456 The flood gates have opened. Sunday, one egg. Monday, three eggs, Tuesday, three eggs. Today 4 eggs. Based on egg color, the Maran, the CA Gray, and two Easter eggers are going. Six more eggers to go.
Update: 10 hens two roosters. One rooster went to the neighbors. He was a large breed and was wrecking havoc on the hens.
In a typical week, we get 10 eggs a day once, and occasionally twice. Mostly 8 or 9 eggs per day.
In Feb, we set 34 eggs in our incubator. 21 hatched, with 7 roosters, and 14 hens. Of the 34 eggs that we set, 24 were large/extra large eggs from our neighbors flock of Rhode Island Reds. The rest were small/mediums from or flock of California Grays, Marian’s, and Easter Eggers, so it is quite the mix of a mix of birds. We gave away 5 of the roosters (Rhode Islands), and one of the other two just started crowing.
@@dianec9456 laying very well now.
@@flyboybbq1718😂 you sound like my yard of 5 original to now 18 as I sit here, of those 18, at least 5 are roosters, probably more
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Yes yes but what are buff orpingtons' political views like? Do they lean more liberal or conservative?
😂😂😂
Mine are smart they vote D Trump
We have 10 buff orpingtin hens , needing a rooster
Hi, Karen. My 10 Orpington hens have yet to start laying eggs! They cackle saying soon & they are at 22 weeks of age as of 10-27-22. When did yours start laying eggs.
@@irenemiller4068mine at 5 months, do depending when they were hatched, you should already have eggs.👍🤩 just saw post is from last year. You definitely have eggs now😅
You near St. Charles, IL? We have 3
Their names are, playfully, Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner". They are brothers and stick together. Pretty sure Breakfast, the smallest and most petty is Alpha. The largest and fluffiest, is Dinner, the Omega rooster. We have no females but looking to acquire. Would love to trade, they are very well-behaved, funny birds. I feed them warm bird porridge with oats, barley and meal worms, and a few Oiled sprats, a fish type, in the afternoon. They also really enjoy hot pepper seeds and foredging
My favorite, I had one named Henny Penny, my wife’s stupid dog killed her. I hate small dogs Till This Day! Now we have two red Sexlinks, but I still miss my Henny, she was so sweet.🥲