Hatched 9/12
First hatch success
Nine fluffy golden chicks and three very proud children.
Tom & kids · Jun 2026
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Beginner friendly
standard
Buff Orpington
Big, gentle and golden
5.01 reviews
Hatching eggs are for incubation only, not for eating. Hatch rates vary and depend on incubation conditions.
Developed in Kent in the 1880s, the Buff Orpington is a soft, fluffy giant with a famously kind nature. Perfect for families, and a devoted broody if you'd like her to raise her own chicks next year.
- Origin
- England
- Purpose
- dual-purpose
- Temperament
- docile
- Egg colour
- brown
- Eggs per year
- ~190
- Weight (hen / cock)
- 3.6 kg / 4.5 kg
- Hardiness
- Very hardy
- Broodiness
- High
- Good with children
- Yes
- Noise level
- Quiet
- Suits
- Free-range or confined
- Hatching difficulty
- Easy
- Size
- large fowl
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