Boy or girl Orpingtons?

sazzle1982

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Aug 16, 2013
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Blue Orpingtons - around 2 weeks old. Breeder says all looking female so far but I’m unsure about 2 of these 6 - I know it’s early to tell but wanted peoples advice

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Too young to tell by comb development. Sometimes make Orpington feather out slower than females, so that's what I would be looking at. Males in general will get pink/red combs by 5 weeks of age. Females will remain more orange.
 
Too early, and comb size alone isn’t very reliable, you need to wait for the color as well. I’ve had an Orpington chick I gave up on at around this age, because her comb was so much bigger than everybody else’s. She’s my favorite hen now, 2 years old and definitely female, and still has a giant comb compared to the others.
 

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