The Buff Orpington rooster, who will celebrate his first birthday March 27, is a fine-feathered specimen of the breed, “a very red Buff Orpington,” says Andrea Ridout, co-owner of the store.

A dad from Orpington has walked more than 11km in a special pattern to celebrate the anniversary of the Orpington Buff chicken. Dad of two Stephen Sangster completed the walk in 11.57km and two ...

Prince George, a Buff Orpington rooster, occupies a spot in the front of the Gecko Hardware Store and he's proving to be a big draw.

Sadly, though, Buff Orpingtons are generously proportioned chickens; not even the most lavishly endowed of the breed would’ve had a prayer of incubating so super-sized a clutch.

The Black Australorp chicken, though slightly smaller and trimmer than the Orpington, remains deep bodied. Cocks weigh up to 8.5 pounds and hens about 7 pounds.