Buff Ducks or Buff Orpington Ducks
A nice pair of Buff Orpingtons
Photo courtesy of Cilla Taylor
This is a dual-purpose breed, developed in England for both eggs and meat, and introduced to the States in the early 1900s. Actually, Orpington Ducks originally occurred in four other varieties (Blue, Silver, Black and Chocolate) but only the Buff are common today. In North America they are called Buff Ducks, while in the land of their origin they are called Orpingtons. These ducks lay a white or tinted egg.
Buff Duck Links:
Little House Poultry Farm's Buff Ducks
The Domestic Waterfowl Club on Orpington Ducks
Morgan Erskine's flock of Buff Ducks
Photo courtesy of David Erskine
The head of a Buff drake
Photo courtesy of Erin Reid
A Buff duck and a Buff drake
A Buff drake drinking
Photo courtesy of Cilla Taylor
Another shot of Morgan's Buff Duck flock
Photo courtesy of David Erskine
Another nice Buff drake
Photo courtesy of Pam Marshall
A Buff trio
Photo courtesy of Oskar Hässelmo
Janet Barry's Buff drake
Photo courtesy of Janet Barry
A Buff Orpington pair from the UK
Photos courtesy of Rupert Stephenson
More Buffs -- a drake and a pair
Photos courtesy of Josh Troutman
Two shots of a Buff duckling Very young! More Buff ducklings Somewhat older
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Direct questions and comments to Barry at FeatherSite -- questions and comments
Photos courtesy of Barbara Muller
Photo courtesy of Oskar Hässelmo
Photos courtesy of Cilla Taylor
Photo courtesy of Oskar Hässelmo
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