Both girls? 14wks old

[Beckin]

These two (the buff orpingtons) are 14wks old now. I’m wanting to sell one but want to be 100% sure they’re both girls. What do we think?

 

[nuthatched]

The darker one is a male. They don't look 5 months, maybe 3. How's their diet?

 

[Beckin]

The darker one is a male. They don't look 5 months, maybe 3. How's their diet?

You’re right, I’ve just gone back to find their hatch date and they are 3 and a half months. Shame about the darker one, when I last posted the consensus was female but to give it another couple of weeks. I was really hoping for a pullet!

 

[Beckin]

You’re right, I’ve just gone back to find their hatch date and they are 3 and a half months. Shame about the darker one, when I last posted the consensus was female but to give it another couple of weeks. I was really hoping for a pullet!

Also both were very poorly as little chicks, they’d picked up a bug from the wet weather and ended up very scrawny with diarrhoea. Both are doing fabulous now but still looking a little worse for wear!

 

[ManedWolf]

Yeah I agree, the dark one is definitely a rooster, he is taller, more golden, has darker comb/wattles, and his feet are slightly bigger. Are they both pure buff Orpingtons? Mine always look lighter, I had a few buff Orpington/RIR/New Hampshire Red mixes that looked exactly like they do at that age.