4 week old buff orpington

[mitch1114]

Is this a he or she? I'm concerned about the pink wattles and she's only 4 weeks old.

 

[ValerieJ]

My chicks are 6 weeks old and I'm not sure about them. It might be too early to tell, but that looks like a pullet to me. My BO chick had much more of a comb and waddle than that at 4 weeks.

 

[janiedoe]

I agree, so far it looks like a pullet. All my female orps have had visible wattles early on.

 

[chrissynemetz]

It's still too early to tell it's sex for sure. Can you post more pictures in a few weeks?

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Agreed, too early. No obvious cockerel signs yet, but too early to be certain. Repost in 4 weeks or so.

 

[mitch1114]

Okay. I will try to remember to post some pics in a couple more weeks. I was concerned about the pink because the other BO I have didnt start getting pink wattles until she was several a few months old. The other one, by the way, is 6 or 7 months old and has not started laying yet. Is that normal?

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Okay. I will try to remember to post some pics in a couple more weeks. I was concerned about the pink because the other BO I have didnt start getting pink wattles until she was several a few months old. The other one, by the way, is 6 or 7 months old and has not started laying yet. Is that normal?

Yes... They will often stop or delay laying in the hottest and coldest parts of the year. My first set of chicks didn't start laying until they were about that age, because they didn't lay in the winter.