Free Range Brown Eggs - Farm Pick-up $2.50 per dozen

We raise Buff Orpingtons chickens for our egg flock. They are gentle birds that make good mothers and are very friendly and personable. Their docile nature also makes them easy to keep in confinement. We know them to be easy keepers that forage extremely well on pasture. Unlike "modern" commercial egg producers, we prefer to raise traditional breed chickens vs. hybrid "modern" breeds.

Orpington chickens have a pleasant personality and are non-aggressive. They are hardy, productive dual purpose chickens that lay medium to large brown eggs and dress out nicely as roasters. They are also naturally broody and exceptional mothers. They are heavily but loosely feathered which makes them appear massive. Their feathering allows them to endure cold temperatures, especially our bitter Michigan winters, better than some other breeds and they lay well year around.

Orpingtons were developed in England at the town of Orpington in County Kent during the 1880s. They were brought to America in the 1890s and gained popularity very rapidly because of their excellence as a meat bird and layer. As the commercial broiler and roaster market developed, Orpingtons lost out partly because of their white skin.

Although a popular breed of chicken for the homestead, Orpingtons are still on the recovery list of the American Livestock Breeds Conservancy. We think it is important to continue to contribute efforts towards their preservation.