There are many ways backyard hens can die. If you raise them long enough, you’ll see your share. But buff Orpington chickens tend to be survivors. My first clue to their talent for living came when a ...

Francine Raymond loves chickens. In fact she's so keen on her Buff Orpingtons that she's opened the house to them as she told Melissa Viney... Francine has always loved birds, and never wanted to keep ...

William Cook, originator of my Orpington hens, wrote, “It has been my aim to produce breeds suitable for the production of eggs and fowl as articles of food, and these as handsome as it is possible to ...

In the world of chickens, Buff Orpington hens may be the fairest fowl of all, particularly in regards to their sunny disposition and considerable egg-laying talent. They’re classy, elegant and ...

Despite his handsome chicken coop bustling with 14 Buff Orpington hens and raised beds filled with thriving vegetables, Eric Svenson insists, “I’m not actually a farmer.” But when he’s not at the ...