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lavender orpington. hen or roo

post #1 of 9
6/11/12 at 12:38pm
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number 3.jpg Not a good picture, but it is one of the biggest in the flock and always fights with the other chick that seems like a rooster too. Its comb is about 1/2 an inch tall and has 1/4 an inch long wattles. let me know what you think

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post #2 of 9
6/11/12 at 2:39pm

How old? KIND of looks like a pullet, but I have no experience!

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~Annie
I have 2 EEs, 2 barred plymouth rocks, 1 black australorp, a crazy jap bantam, a buff brahma chick and a speckled sussex chick! Plus 4 foster chicks, 2 EEs, a speckled sussex, and a dark brahma! Oh, and 1 lovable standard poodle!
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post #3 of 9
6/11/12 at 5:47pm
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i talked to a person who said it was a rooster.

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post #4 of 9
6/11/12 at 7:35pm

looks like a young splash roo  how old

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post #5 of 9
6/11/12 at 7:56pm
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Turned 8 weeks old today. its a lavender orpington. Hatched it

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post #6 of 9
6/12/12 at 2:12am

If he's eight weeks, I'd say he's a roo. Hens may start showing red at this age, but the comb and wattles on a hen shouldn't be that big at only two months.

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post #7 of 9
6/12/12 at 2:18am
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Originally Posted by tuesdaylove View Post

If he's eight weeks, I'd say he's a roo. Hens may start showing red at this age, but the comb and wattles on a hen shouldn't be that big at only two months.
My Buff had big comb and wattles at a young age and its a hen.
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post #8 of 9
6/12/12 at 5:21am
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My Buff had big comb and wattles at a young age and its a hen.
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It depends on the breed of chicken, and also on each individual chicken even if they're in the same breed.

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post #9 of 9
6/12/12 at 6:22am
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but this one fights with the other roosters, unlike the pullets

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