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Tell me my Buff Orpington is a She

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    For sure a she
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    Looks like a she, but difficult to to tell for sure
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    For sure a he
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    Looks like a he, but difficult to tell for sure
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post #1 of 8
8/16/12 at 10:58pm
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I'm concerned my Buff is a Roo.  We already lost our Speckled Sussex to Roosterdom.   We are hearing some early morning rooster type noises, not sure who its coming from.  Our Orpington is bigger and has more head dress than the others, so she (??) is suspect.  She is about 4 montjs old.  Thanks for you input.  We also have a black Austalorp, a Black Sexlink, a Silver Laced Wyandotte, a Black Wyandotte,  and a Plymoth Rock (also in pictures).

 


Edited by ninanaw - 8/16/12 at 11:03pm
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post #2 of 8
8/17/12 at 12:35am

Yes, it looks like a roo, but I'm not an expert. Are there long, thin, shiny, and very pointed saddle feathers hanging down from "his" back in front of the tail? Only roosters get these. Hen feathers in this same area are blunt and rounded.

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post #3 of 8
8/17/12 at 1:17am
Sorry but that is 100% a roo! We have got numerous buff orpingtons and it's quite easy to tell! Sorry
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post #4 of 8
8/17/12 at 7:36am
Oh yes, that's a roo, sorry.

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Living on a small 44 acre farm with horses, cows, chickens, turkeys, ducks, and more
Focusing on White Silkies, with tons (seriously. Tons. They're eating me out of house and home! ) of other birds of assorted breeds forming my backyard flock

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Living on a small 44 acre farm with horses, cows, chickens, turkeys, ducks, and more
Focusing on White Silkies, with tons (seriously. Tons. They're eating me out of house and home! ) of other birds of assorted breeds forming my backyard flock

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post #5 of 8
8/17/12 at 7:39am

Sorry but that is most definitely a rooster! I have two buff orpington roosters!

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post #6 of 8
8/17/12 at 8:47am

Very much a roo.  Sorry!

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post #7 of 8
8/17/12 at 8:26pm
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Thanks all.  We appreciate your input, it made our decision much easier!  We found a good home for him today.  Sad to see him go.

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post #8 of 8
8/17/12 at 8:28pm

yes 100% cockerel. nice saddles and hackles on him along with his 2 sickle feathers 

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