Buff Orpington Ducks
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Buff Orpington Ducks
Breed Facts :
Flightless: Can not fly..
Status: Threatened \ Rare
Use: Meat \ Eggs
Egg Color: Tinted White
Egg Size: Large
Temperament: Active \ Docile
Market Weight: 6-7 lbs]
Originally created by the famous poultry breeder 'William Cook' from Orpington, Kent. Cook introduced the Buff Orpington duck to the United States in 1908 at a Madison Square Garden Show in New York City.
In 1914, the breed was admitted into the American Standard of Perfection under the name “Buff” [which is unusual since in no other instance is a color used as a breed name].
The Buff Orpington duck is of medium-weight @ 7 to 8 lbs.. which has much to offer the breeder who is looking for an attractive, dual-purpose bird. It is a good layer, typically laying about 150 - 220 eggs per year and usually gains weight relatively rapidly, making it ready for market @ approx 12 weeks of age when kept in ideal conditions.
We have found them to be an excellent productive med-large size duck, which have the easy to keep advantage of being kept flightless and which also look great on anyone's pond or grassy paddock.
Both excellent layers of large size eggs and protective mothers and who could deny, they are a very pretty duck to have around.
Great to have in your garden too as they will eat all the slugs and bugs but not your plants, ducks do not dig the ground up and
eat your plants like chickens do.
> Pairs are available [one male & one female] @ $75.00
> Older ducklings available
> Drakes are just $25.00 each.
Male ducks can 'pretty up' any pond or water way with no chance of being over run by too many ducks, as they will obviously
not be able to breed.
In 1914, the breed was admitted into the American Standard of Perfection under the name “Buff” [which is unusual since in no other instance is a color used as a breed name].
The Buff Orpington duck is of medium-weight @ 7 to 8 lbs.. which has much to offer the breeder who is looking for an attractive, dual-purpose bird. It is a good layer, typically laying about 150 - 220 eggs per year and usually gains weight relatively rapidly, making it ready for market @ approx 12 weeks of age when kept in ideal conditions.
We have found them to be an excellent productive med-large size duck, which have the easy to keep advantage of being kept flightless and which also look great on anyone's pond or grassy paddock.
Both excellent layers of large size eggs and protective mothers and who could deny, they are a very pretty duck to have around.
Great to have in your garden too as they will eat all the slugs and bugs but not your plants, ducks do not dig the ground up and
eat your plants like chickens do.
> Pairs are available [one male & one female] @ $75.00
> Older ducklings available
> Drakes are just $25.00 each.
Male ducks can 'pretty up' any pond or water way with no chance of being over run by too many ducks, as they will obviously
not be able to breed.
Buff Orpington Ducklings
Buff Orpington Duck Hatching Eggs priced @ $4.00 per egg.
Eggs are usually very limited but fingers crossed we should start to get a few eggs later during the winter time.
Ducklings: Newly hatched Ducklings, when available only, upon request @ $15.00 each.
Ducklings are usually only naturally hatched, so available is mostly only in the spring time.
@ $15.00 per duckling @ 2 - 8 days old only * Sold as unsexed *
> Sometimes we have older Ducklings ~ POA if available.
Ducks & ducklings are flock birds and do not do well on their own * stressing out
unnecessarily * is why we have a minimum purchase of at least three Ducklings or more
at any one time.
Please check availability here
