“I purchased three jubilees last year in June. They are all laying now and the are the most sweetest chickens I have. They come up to me and are happy to hang out with me. I love these three girls! Named them Sprinkles, Cinnamon and Candy. They were afraid of me when they were chicks but they outgrew it and love me now.”
Elsa, what sweet names for such sweet girls! Thank you for taking the time to review our Jubilee Orpingtons. I am so glad they are bringing you joy daily and laying eggs for you! We love to hear about our babies. Thank you for sharing!
“Ordered three different female Orpington chicks. They all arrived in great shape. The jubilee (Victoria) was the smallest. And one of the others was a bit of a bully, So she was starting to look a bit rough and stressed in the brooder. Once they got into the outside coop, she began to really pick up. Rolls in the dust bath like my dog rolling in something smelly. Only 8 weeks but shaping to be a beautiful bird with some character. None of them are skittish. Nice little group.”
“She‚Äôs a big beautiful bird. Just keep in mind that just because Orpingtons are supposed to be friendly doesn‚Äôt mean they all are. Ours doesn‚Äôt want anything to do with us, which is fine but not what some people may expect.”
“I have had my Jubilee Orpington, aptly named Jubilee, for about 4 months now. She is the sweetest, most docile and friendly girl I‚Äôve ever had in my 6 years of raising chickens. She is so smart and personable, and gets along with everyone in our mixed flock. I would definitely recommend this breed! I can‚Äôt wait to see her personality continue to develop.”
“I received a Julibee Orpington for the first time and thought she was absolutely beautiful. She has the softest feathers and a great shape. However she is incredibly mean to all other hens. She almost chases and pecks at them on purpose. She‚Äôs never been skiddish around me but cannot seem to be friendly with any other birds including the other hens she was raised with. She also never stops eating even though she has more food than all the other birds because she scares them away from the dish. She‚Äôs obnoxious and I was hoping she would be similar to other Orpingtons with a chill personality. Turned out to be the opposite. We have named her Birtha. Definitely not one of my favorites. I wouldn‚Äôt reccomend unless you have a smaller flock or only plan to have a flock of only julibees.”
“I got a ‚ÄúSurprise‚Äù box of chicks earlier this year. I wasn‚Äôt familiar with any of the breeds and it‚Äôs taken me this long to figure out that I have a Jubilee Orpington.
Hamish (yes, that’s her name) is a friendly and absolutely beautiful bird. She doesn’t take crap from her other flock mates, but allows me to handle her as needed.
She was shipped with an Easter egger with nine toes, two blue Andalusians, an Ancona, and a sixth girl who is still unidentified. Of the six, she‚Äôs the best of the batch. The Ancona is a freak show - I‚Äôve never seen such a freakishly skittish chicken. Still, I am very pleased with the lot.”
“She is still kind of young to really made any judgment on egg production and looks. I prefer docile and friendly chickens over prolific layers, so it doesn't matter. The 2 stars is because she is the most skittish chicken I have ever seen in my life. She acts like I am a coyote coming to kill her every time she sees me and startles the others. I got a Blue EE, Americauna and barred rocks with her. The BR are by far the best, non-skittish and don't get carried away with the Jubilee when she is in her frantic rages. The EE and the Americauana get very scared when she acts like this, so it's a big disappointment because these are supposed to be friendly breeds and she's making them skittish too. I can tell the Blue EE wants to interact with me and have some treats, but once she starts up the EE takes off as well. If she doesn't settle down, I may have to re-home her because her frantic screams every time I come near the coop will make the neighbors think I am sacrificing chickens in my backyard. Overall, I do not like her at all and the fact that she was so expensive really sucks. Any advice (aside from hand treats) is greatly appreciated.”
“Rolanda is amazing ! so big so fluffy what a round butt shes a hog but so sweet and has taken the little silkie under her wing all 4 arrived healthy !”
