BuffOrps

Buff Orpingtons

In June 2008 I bought some Buff Orpington eggs from Bob Coulter in
Minnesota. Bob wrote: "I have had this line since 1972, getting them
from my former partner and friend, Rolla Henry of Mercer, MO.
Rolla got his direct from Dr. Lewis Clevenger, Princeton, MO when Doc
could no longer care for them. This line goes back more than 60
years."

I hatched the chicks and donated them to my friend's high school
biology class.

In 2009 Bob decided it was too hard to raise chickens in the cold
Minnesota winters. I contacted my friend and put told her we needed
to keep this line alive. I got a dozen eggs from her and hatched 7
pullets and 2 cockerels. You can see some of them below. I feel
fortunate to now have a small flock of these beautiful birds. They are
some of the biggest, fluffiest Buff Orps ever bred. Orpingtons are
big, calm, friendly birds. They are good winter layers of large light
brown eggs. They often go broody and are excellent moms. Extra
cockerels are said to be excellent meat birds.

I will offer eggs for sale in Spring 2011.