Big Betty

[TempletonPeck]

Hello!
This is Betty (the black chicken in the photos, and one of her as a chick because, why not!)
She is 12 weeks old, and already 18 inches from floor to back. I bought her as an Orpington egg along with 2 other buff Orpington eggs.
Betty is significantly larger and heavier than her buff flock mates.
She looks like them in body and tail shape, but when she elongates her neck it is lo-o-ng. Her neck feathers are also pointier.
Her temperament is more cautious, too. She clucks worriedly when petted, although she seems to want to want to be petted. She happily jumps onto our laps.
Is she an Orpington?

 

[Painted Calls]

I am on the fence with Betty. If she is actually a he, he is a slow developer.

Gosh you got some nice Orps. Very nice. Please update us on Betty in 2 weeks.

 

[3KillerBs]

Beautiful bird! And, to the best of my understand, that's the round shape that differentiates an Orpington from an Australorp.

Can you hunt underneath the saddle feathers to look for the pointy ones that say "male"? 12 weeks is a likely time for them to be coming in.

 

[RoyalChick]

I have no idea, but I think s/he is lovely. Gotta love a big fluffy black chicken!

 

[JedJackson]

12 weeks may be too early for male specific feathering. I'd give it some more time.

 

[nuthatched]

One of your buffs is a cockerel and Betty night be a Bert.