12 Week Old Russian Orloff

[Eeubank928]

Help!
I bought 4 chicks (2 partidge rocks and 2 Orloffs) back in February, then went back a week later and bought 2 more (an Easter egger and a cuckoo maran). They were all supposed to be females but I’m starting to think my orloff isnt a pellet…. Sally (Sal) is the same size as all the other girls but I’ve had a feeling for a while now that she might be a he. Sally/Sal doesn’t act agressive or top like at all. So I’m a little confused. I can’t have a rooster in my area, so I need to have a plan. Attached are pictures I took this morning.

 

[LaFleche]

Your feeling is right: Sal is male.

You can clearly see his greenish hackle feathers and the pointy saddle feathers coming in.

 

[Eeubank928]

Your feeling is right: Sal is male.

You can clearly see his greenish hackle feathers and the pointy saddle feathers coming in.

I don’t want to believe it as these are my first chickens, and don’t want to part from one. But I’ll have to :/

 

[LaFleche]

I don’t want to believe it as these are my first chickens, and don’t want to part from one. But I’ll have to :/

I know it is really hard as one can get easily attached.

And to me he looks like an Orloff-Mix, showing no beard nor muffs.

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

I agree, he’s a cockerel.

 

[Painted Calls]

I'm so sorry, but Sal is indeed a cockerel.

 

[Painted Calls]

Welcome to BYC! I hope you can find him a good home if you can't keep him.

 

[GermanKennhuhn]

Welcome to BYC!

 

[Eeubank928]

Thanks everyone. I have a couple friends I can ask to see if they want him. So hopefully one of them will welcome him

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Not a purebred Orloff, and a guy.