5 Day Old Lavender Orpingtons...any guesses on gender?

Daisy May

In the Brooder
6 Years
Jul 6, 2013
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The one of the left is actually a mottled lavender. The two on the far right have more yellow down on their chest and hatched a whole 12-18 hours before the other two which are in the middle. The two in the middle have down that is a bit darker on their heads. I've read a lot about sexing orpingtons and it seems that it is one of the trickier breeds. There is even less on Lavender Orpingtons. All 5 have the same feather development on their wings.

Any advice or guesses would be appreciated!
 
It is too young to tell gender. I'd recommend posting some new photos of them when they're 6-8 weeks old. Cute chicks!
 
Thanks! I think they are adorable myself. Already very sweet.

I know it's too early to tell definitively...just love the guessing game and then tracking my accuracy.

My guess is the two on the right are cockerels. We'll see if I'm right...
 

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