Buff Orpington Bantams

Buff Orpington Bantams for sale hatching February to August. Buff Orpington Bantams are a miniature size of the Buff Orpington Standard chicken and admitted to the American Poultry Standard of Perfection in 1960.

American Bantam Association Class : Single Comb Clean Legged Class

This poultry variety of the Orpington breed makes for a good backyard chicken and egg production. bantams are 34-38 ounces, just over 2 lbs. Just imagine a bird at roughly 1/4 the size of a large fowl Orpingtons. Orpingtons are heavily but loosely feathered, appearing massive. Their feathering allows them to endure cold temperatures better than some other breed, resulting in eggs during winter. The eggs are a light brown to tinted white and range from small to large depending on the heredity of the breed. They are a good duel purpose bird both for meat and eggs.

References: Bantam Chickens by Fred Jeffery, Bantam Standard of Perfection by American Bantam Association, Bantams Intriguing Miniatures by John Skinner, APA Standard of Perfection by American Poultry Association