Buff Orpington (Female)

Description

Buff Orpington chickens originated in England, and were recognized by the APA as a pure chicken breed in 1902. These “Golden Chicken Beauties” are a large, stately chicken with a quiet disposition. Buff Orpington chickens are one of the best chickens for eggs and for meat. They are white skinned, plump, and juicy for a great dressed out chicken. The Buff Orpington is one of the best chickens for sale online for dual egg and meat purposes. Many will put their 2 year old chickens in the stew pot and retain the 1 year old hens for laying eggs. Then buy more baby chicks for sale from Cackle Hatchery® to keep the cycle going. This accomplishes the most efficient cost to feed ratio to raise chickens. Most chicken breed charts will list the Buff Orpington chicken as a dual purpose bird that lay a medium brown egg. Even though the Buff Orpington chicken is a very heavy and large bird, this does not always mean the bigger the hen the larger the egg. Buff Orpingtons make excellent broody mothers for baby chicks. We hope you enjoy the Buff Orpington chicken as much as we do.

Many people who like this breed of chicken also like the miniature version of the breed (bantam) the Buff Orpington Bantam Chicken.

We also have Buff Orpington Started Pullets available to order.