6 week lavender Orpington gender

[Munchkin82]

Hi everyone,
I know that question came up so often already and I read (I guess) most of them. But I’m still confused what to think of my 6 week old lavender Orpingtons. They both have pretty large, pink combs (which screams roo) but no waddles in sight.... one is slightly larger than the other and bossier. The “smaller one” wants to be with my other girls, but the “bigger” one gets in between them a lot. We got and handled our 6 (by now 8 weeks) since they were just a couple days old. The Orpingtons we got this week are really shy and not as social. Also, I saw them “feeding each other” (maybe gay Roos? )

I add a pic of both next to each other. Please give me your opinions here. Thanks

 

[NuggetTheChicken]

Both look like cockerels. Cute!

 

[Munchkin82]

Thanks for your reply! One can stay (I love the look of those roosters), but the other one has to move then. Depending which one is a “gentleman”

 

[Munchkin82]

Wow, those emojis look not like the one I typed in lol

 

[nszrmch]

I have a hen that I was sure would be rooster when she was young. Huge comb by 6 weeks, bright red waddles coming in- but she was the first of her hatch mates to lay an egg!
You won’t know for sure until they crow. Beautiful birds!

 

[viennaproto]

Yup those are cockerels!! SO cute.

 

[Munchkin82]

Thank you! They are so different though in their behavior. One is sweet with my girls, lays and cuddles with them and the other one seems almost jealous and protective of his “brother”. I will keep one of them. Hopefully 6 ladies are enough for him

 

[Munchkin82]

I have a hen that I was sure would be rooster when she was young. Huge comb by 6 weeks, bright red waddles coming in- but she was the first of her hatch mates to lay an egg!
You won’t know for sure until they crow. Beautiful birds!

That’s good to know!

 

[Munchkin82]

Something else... I heard/read/saw now everywhere that Orpingtons suppose to be super friendly and social birds. Pretty much the Golden Retriever of the Chicken world. Mine are very shy and don’t want to be touched by anyone. Can that still change? Or did the train left the station because they are already 7 weeks old and not used to handling?