2+ week old Lavender Orpington

[gothamgirl2706]

Hi first time chicken owner. I'm not allowed to own roosters in my city so it'd be best if I can identify them early and return them to the store. I've looked up online and makes don't usually have tail feathers but the chicks comb is pretty defined this young.

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[redinator]

Unfortunately chicks this young are hard to sex. Gender specific feathers/patterns don't start to show until around 12 weeks. You'll want to look at comb and wattle development starting around 4 weeks, sometimes it can take 6-8 weeks to be sure.