Question: are buff orpingtons good layers?
Answer: Orpingtons are fluffy, sweet chickens. ... Production: Buff Orpingtons are excellent dual purpose chickens, as they will grow to a good, heavy table weight with white skin, but are also productive egg layers. You can expect between 200-280 brown eggs per year from one Buff Orpington hen. The hens are known to be broody.