6 week +/- Orpington update.

[Marc7]

Here's the 6 week pics of my lavender and isabel. The isabel is looking very cockrel like and started making different noises, nothing that resembles a crow but different. Also very cautious .

And for the lavender too me it looks like a cockrel also but its comb is there but not really red or anything. The both of them are really timid and run away from you/your hand. what confuses me is if the hens also have red combs and waddles how can i tell.
I'm not allowed roosters in my area so I really hope it's a pullet cause the lavender's are beautiful.thanks I'll post my pics of my other 2 orpingtons when I have pics.

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

Those are both male... A female would not be red yet.

 

[ButtonquailGirl14]

Beautiful! Welcome to byc!! Glad you could join the Flock! Let me know if you need anything!

 

[PirateGirl]

I'm fairly certain you have two cockerels. I've had much older birds with much less comb/wattle development than that.

 

[sourland]

Welcome to BYC. I believe that both are cockerels. Yes hens have red combs and wattles too, but not at this early stage in their development.

 

[Marc7]

Those are both male... A female would not be red yet.

Thanks.

 

[Marc7]

Thanks guys besides crowing or laying an egg is there any other for sure way to tell? Is there a any possibility you guys/gals could be wrong with the lavender? (Not that I dont think you guys are right) just want to be sure before I find a home for them

 

[ColtHandorf]

They are both male. But if you want proof you can have them DNA sexed through Avian Biotech.

 

[lilmillefleur]

Thanks guys besides crowing or laying an egg is there any other for sure way to tell? Is there a any possibility you guys/gals could be wrong with the lavender? (Not that I dont think you guys are right) just want to be sure before I find a home for them

There rally isn't a 100% accurate way to tell with these guys. But that much pink/red at such a young age is a main indicator of cockerel.

 

[Marc7]

They are both male. But if you want proof you can have them DNA sexed through Avian Biotech.

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