Buff Orpington is no longer a good choice in the USA. The breed has gotten small making them useless as a dual purpose bird, ornery due to no selective breeding, and loud/obnoxious for the same reason. This is my experience with 3 different bloodlines from three different regions; east, west and central. The only way to fix this would be to import some new blood from England where the breed is still very well maintained.
Rhode Island Reds have been the longest lived of all my chickens over the years ❤
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Buff Orpington is no longer a good choice in the USA. The breed has gotten small making them useless as a dual purpose bird, ornery due to no selective breeding, and loud/obnoxious for the same reason. This is my experience with 3 different bloodlines from three different regions; east, west and central. The only way to fix this would be to import some new blood from England where the breed is still very well maintained.
The australorp holds the egg rrecorded