The buffbar

The Buffbar is the auto-sexing version of the Buff Orpington and shares the same characteristics as the ‘mother’ breed. The Buffbar has long died out as a breed mainly because of poor sex distinction and bad laying ability but with the popularity of the Buff Orpington returning I think now would be a good time to reintroduce it – all the advantages of an Orpington but auto-sexing meaning that chicks can be sexed on hatch due to their colouring with the males being creamy tint and the females a salmon/gold tint so not nearly as easy to sex as the majority of the other well known auto-sexing breeds.

Any one thinking of recreating this pure breed must pick the Orpington to be used on egg laying ability

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