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    Black Star won't use nest box -- "lays" eggs from the perch

    Thanks LauraG -- that sounds like a great approach. I was worried about her feeling trapped and having this approach actually backfiring, and your method of taking it slowly and repeating the process sounds like it should be a lot less threatening. I do have a fake wooden egg in each of my two...
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    Black Star won't use nest box -- "lays" eggs from the perch

    ^^^ thanks to you both -- I'm going to try the lock-her-in-the-nest idea -- seems like a great way to train her, and I'll be able to time it well since she seems to wait until I'm present. No other hens are laying yet, so she doesn't have any roll models!
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    Black Star won't use nest box -- "lays" eggs from the perch

    She just started laying a couple of weeks ago, and each and every time she goes into the coop, gets up on the perch (a couple feet off the floor) and "lays" her eggs from there. I have enough wood shavings below so they don't crack, but still, isn't this odd? And, just about every one of her...
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    is my Buff Orpington a hen?

    Just following up to let you all know that Pei Pei turned out to be a rooster after all. One day he started crowing and that was that! He was my favorite bird too, so it was sad taking him back to the farm. Out of the five chicks I raised, 2 turned out to be roosters. Not a very good average for...
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    two Astralorps -- is one a rooster?

    Thanks so much everybody -- I took Shane back today to the farm, and the owner agreed that she's a he. Rooster tail feathers developing, and generally just a bigger bird than her "sister" who'll be staying. Still seems strange that he never crowed, but perhaps he was just waiting for the...
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    two Astralorps -- is one a rooster?

    Well, she's back and not a rooster after all -- according to the guy at the farm who kept her. But I'm still not 100% certain, except that she is almost 5 months old and doesn't crow. Is it possible that some roosters don't crow at all? I'll take new pictures soon, and see what you all think.
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    is my Buff Orpington a hen?

    Jeeper1540, wow thanks for that shot of your HEN. Yes!!! There's hope!!! And, henney penny, glad I'm not the only one with a BO who has a "problem" (yellow legs). I'm beginning to think that genetic diversity can really result in a lot of... well, diversity.
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    is my Buff Orpington a hen?

    Thanks for all your comments. I'm still thinking she'll be a hen. Fingers crossed since she's my favorite. But, if she turns out to be a Lola (Kinks song), that's ok too. No discrimination here! But I'll return him to the farm in that case, and fortunately it's a great farm so he'll be well...
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    is my Buff Orpington a hen?

    Wow, lots of divergent opinions on my favorite bird. I sent the same pictures in the OP to my guy at the farm where I purchased her, and here's what he had to say: The buff orpington is a female for sure. See how PINK her comb and waddles are? No rooster will ever have a pink comb and...
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    is my Buff Orpington a hen?

    Quote: Interesting -- that's two of you pointing this out now. Well, I just looked at the info on Plymouth Rocks (Buff) and they sound like fine layers too, so not a problem (assuming she's a hen). Thanks for the comments, all. Keep 'em coming. Even the thick leg comparisons. lol
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    is my Buff Orpington a hen?

    Quote: I'm not sure about anything! lol Got my chicks from Sumner-Byrd Farm in NC. They get them from suppliers and then re-sell them. It's a great farm, and they seem to be very knowledgeable, but I'll check with them to see what they think.
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    is my Buff Orpington a hen?

    Quote: Oh! hehe Well, that's true and she's definitely a bigger bird than the others (Ameracauna, Black Star, and two Australorps although one of the Aussies is probably a roo).
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    two Astralorps -- is one a rooster?

    Thanks mom2jedi. Much appreciated, sad as I am to have to part with him. (No roosters allowed here.)
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    is my Buff Orpington a hen?

    Quote: Not sure what you're asking. Care to elaborate? Thanks.
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    is my Buff Orpington a hen?

    Oh darn, that would be very sad if she's a he. I only had 5 chicks (my first ever) and if this one's a roo, that makes two out of five. Here's another shot:
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