buff orpintons

ive just got a trio of buff orpingtons an understand yhere a duel purpose bird an lay around 160 eggs a year has is this correct has anyone eles kept these , also they dont seem to go up onto the roost bars there in a shed on there own so there pretty much free to do as they like but dont seem to roost is this something to do with there size ?

I had buffs for the kids ,lovely birds and mine were very well mannered,even the cockerel brothers were behaved and loved being handled.Never had any issues with them perching though.Were yours roosting on the floor b4??.

there were just kept in a shed with no roost bars ha never thought about that so really they dont know any other, to big zook i cant send ya a personal message because i need ten post but im from t side and i do know a man selling both pullets an cockrels

I heard pretty much the same as Teapots, they Used to lay Pretty well a ways back, but Some where along the line people started Breeding them more for their looks than their laying ability's so the number of eggs they lay Now is less than they used to before people started breeding them for looks.

We have a Blue Orpington and she loves to be on the high Perch in the Run its 4ft off the ground, When she goes to bed however she prefers the perch that is just 2ft off the ground, She hasn't started laying yet, but it shouldn't be long now, her comb has gone bright red in anticipation hehe can't wait