8 week lavender orphington…gender?

[ColtHandorf]

orphinton

*Orpington

 

[Csweaver]

*Orpington

Here’s a whole body pic…those wattles are definitely there. Hmmm…

 

[ColtHandorf]

Here’s a whole body pic…those wattles are definitely there. Hmmm…

Are you sure it's only 8 weeks? @Overo Mare you enjoy crushing people's dreams, one cockerel at a time. @Rhodebar Lover you are also usually pretty spot on at sexing. Judging by the first picture there was no doubt in my mind that the bird was a cockerel. I'm less sure now, looking at the bird's whole body, but for 8 weeks, in a LF Orpington I just think that's too much comb and wattle and too much red this early.

 

[Csweaver]

Are you sure it's only 8 weeks? @Overo Mare you enjoy crushing people's dreams, one cockerel at a time. @Rhodebar Lover you are also usually pretty spot on at sexing. Judging by the first picture there was no doubt in my mind that the bird was a cockerel. I'm less sure now, looking at the bird's whole body, but for 8 weeks, in a LF Orpington I just think that's too much comb and wattle and too much red this early.

Thanks for the feedback. It’ll be 9 weeks Sunday.

 

[Painted Calls]

Are you sure it's only 8 weeks? @Overo Mare you enjoy crushing people's dreams, one cockerel at a time. @Rhodebar Lover you are also usually pretty spot on at sexing. Judging by the first picture there was no doubt in my mind that the bird was a cockerel. I'm less sure now, looking at the bird's whole body, but for 8 weeks, in a LF Orpington I just think that's too much comb and wattle and too much red this early.

You're in the mindset I live in with BC's. Our home grown, breeder birds mature much slower. You have to remember that this isn't one of yours. It's most likely from hatchery stock. Those hatchery birds mature at crazy rates.

I've seen some hatchery Lav Orps in particular get wattles early.

I personally think it's a pullet.

 

[ColtHandorf]

It's most likely from hatchery stock. Those hatchery birds mature at crazy rates.

My Lavenders were only one step up from hatchery stock. lol And the pullets took forever to develop. The cockerels were super easy to spot. I don't know, I'll be interested to see how this bird continues to develop.

 

[Csweaver]

This batch of chicks is an order from my pet chicken, which I think sources from Meyers hatchery. Plus side of this is that they’ll refund your money on any that they missexed! Not that that solves the problem!

 

[Csweaver]

What are the lavender Orphington’s like as roosters? Do they tend to be really prolific crowers?

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

I'm thinking pullet still She looks quite similar to my English Orp pullet at eight weeks three days. I'm not as familiar with hatchery lines, but compared to my birds I would say pullet!

 

[ColtHandorf]

What are the lavender Orphington’s like as roosters? Do they tend to be really prolific crowers?

Honestly no idea. I got rid of all of them because they were garbage. I kept a couple of hens but people want them so bad I always end up selling them.