18 week old buff Orpington hen or rooster? behavior suggests rooster but not completely sure.

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12 weeks
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100 days/14 weeks


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17 weeks
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18 weeks (Today)
 
At 18 weeks that's a pullet, i don't see any male specific characteristics. The comb is small and pink (cockerel would have a mich larger much more red comb) and saddle feathers are all rounded. Males start getting thin pointy saddle feathers around 12 weeks.
 

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