- Jul 20, 2013
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Hello everyone,
20 weeks ago I bought two one day old Buff Orpington chicks from a feed store. They were supposedly hens (according to the hatchery), however, we all know they make mistakes. I am fairly certain that one of them is a hen, however, I can't quite figure out if this one is a rooster or hen. I know they are close to laying age and crowing age (if it is a rooster), but I have never heard this one crow. It can get a little bit aggressive at times and chase the other one into corners and stick it's head up, but this only happens sometimes in the morning, other than that, it is a very gentile bird. A couple of days ago it's tail feathers started to appear slightly ruffled and I'm not sure if this is a symptom of it being a rooster or another problem, if it is, I'm unaware of what it would be. Below are pictures of the bird in question;
20 weeks ago I bought two one day old Buff Orpington chicks from a feed store. They were supposedly hens (according to the hatchery), however, we all know they make mistakes. I am fairly certain that one of them is a hen, however, I can't quite figure out if this one is a rooster or hen. I know they are close to laying age and crowing age (if it is a rooster), but I have never heard this one crow. It can get a little bit aggressive at times and chase the other one into corners and stick it's head up, but this only happens sometimes in the morning, other than that, it is a very gentile bird. A couple of days ago it's tail feathers started to appear slightly ruffled and I'm not sure if this is a symptom of it being a rooster or another problem, if it is, I'm unaware of what it would be. Below are pictures of the bird in question;