14 wk Lavender Orpington Sex

[WAhoneybadger]

Is anyone able to confirm if our Lavender Orpington is a rooster or hen? It is 14 weeks.

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

Yes, he is a cockerel

 

[CascadiaRiver]

Very pretty boy!!

 

[WAhoneybadger]

Would you say without a doubt? Unfortunately I can't have a rooster where I live and this one is my daughters baby she raised. Darn chicken pets

 

[CascadiaRiver]

Would you say without a doubt? Unfortunately I can't have a rooster where I live and this one is my daughters baby she raised. Darn chicken pets

Pretty sure I see those saddle feathers coming in on the lower back, they're gonna be skinny, shiny and pointy. He may be growing them in around his neck as hackle feathers. They may come in darker, is the dark patch on his lower back

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

Yes, like the above poster said, there are male specific feathers coming in on his back/wings, those dark shiny feathers. He is no doubt a cockerel.

 

[chicken lover07]

Hi! Hoping someone might be able to help me sex this one. He/She is 19 weeks old and I am aware about the shredder gene being present. That’s what is making this sexing difficult for me. If I go by comb/wattles at this stage I would say hen. But the saddles/hackles to me just look very elongated which would mean rooster. Please correct me if I’m wrong, would love some help!! Thanks in advance.

 

[HorseGirlAbby]

Hi! Hoping someone might be able to help me sex this one. He/She is 19 weeks old and I am aware about the shredder gene being present. That’s what is making this sexing difficult for me. If I go by comb/wattles at this stage I would say hen. But the saddles/hackles to me just look very elongated which would mean rooster. Please correct me if I’m wrong, would love some help!! Thanks in advance.

At 19 weeks, she's definitely a pullet.

 

[fldiver97]

Girl.