Buff Orpington Pullet
Buff Orpington Pullet
NPIP Certified Hatchery - License #51-770
- 200-280 Eggs/Year
- Large Light Brown Eggs Eggs
- Weeks to Lay
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📦 Learn how we carefully pack and ship your pullets →
Skip the brooder and start closer to eggs with the friendliest breed in backyard poultry. Our Buff Orpington pullets are started birds — already showing that warm golden plumage and the famously calm, people-loving temperament that makes Orpingtons a perennial favorite.
What you're getting:
- 🪶 Soft, uniform buff golden feathering — the classic Orpington look developing beautifully from the start
- ⚡ Fast-growing and cold-hardy — dense feathering makes them excellent winter birds
- 🐓 Calm and docile personalities — great with kids, gentle in mixed flocks, the friendliest birds in the coop
At maturity:
- 180–200 large light brown eggs/year
- Soft, fluffy golden plumage — one of the most beautiful and recognizable breeds
- Famously docile and people-friendly
- Known for going broody — excellent natural mothers
Weeks to first egg: 20–24 weeks from hatch
Egg size: Large
Egg color: Light brown
The friendliest bird in the coop, started and ready to grow — reserve your Buff Orpington pullet today.
Breed specifications
Breed specifications
Chick care overview
Chick care overview
Brooder temperature: Start at 95°F for the first week, reducing by 5°F each week until fully feathered.
Food & water: Offer chick starter feed and fresh water immediately. Dip each chick's beak gently into the water on arrival to encourage drinking.
Hydration boost: We include hydration supplements in your shipment — add to water for the first 24–48 hours to help chicks recover from transit.
Space: Allow at least 0.5 sq ft per chick in the brooder for the first few weeks.
Watch for: Huddling under the heat source (too cold), panting or moving away from heat (too warm). Active, spread-out chicks are happy chicks.
For detailed care guides, visit our FAQs.
Shipping
Shipping
Your chicks ship in a USPS-approved live animal box designed specifically for safe poultry transport, complete with soft bedding, temperature control packing, and hydration supplements for the journey.
We take immeasurable care in every shipment — each box is packed with your flock's safe arrival as our top priority.
We ship USPS Priority Express only — the fastest available service, with live animal handling and typically overnight delivery.
Shipping Rates (flat rate, nationwide):
Up to 25 chicks — $57
Up to 50 chicks — $67
Up to 100 chicks — $77
Minimum order is 6 chicks for safe temperature regulation during transit.
Local Pickup — Wednesdays in Maryland
No shipping fee · No minimum order
Live Arrival Guarantee
We stand behind every shipment. In the rare event that any chicks do not survive transit, you will receive a full refund for those chicks — no questions asked.
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