A docile dual-purpose bird. It lays around 200 brown eggs a year. Hardy in both cold winters and hot summers.
Fun fact: Medium brown eggs.
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Brown Egg Layers
Medium brown eggs, 8 to 9 lb at maturity, and a docile, calm, gentle, friendly temperament.
Breed specifications
A docile dual-purpose bird. It lays around 200 brown eggs a year. Hardy in both cold winters and hot summers.
Fun fact: Medium brown eggs.
Common questions
About 200 medium brown eggs per year.
Blue English Orpingtons weigh 8 to 9 lb at maturity.
Docile, Calm, Gentle, Friendly.
The Blue English Orpington is cold hardy and heat hardy.
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