Breed? Roo?

[EssexChickens]

This 10 week old is our favorite. We were told it is a Red Orpington but unsure and

sex is unknown. Any guesses?

 

[EssexChickens]

Yes! I will try to get a better pic tomorrow.

And to be clear we will keep it either way...

 

[Kdlevesque]

It looks like a pullet to me but I could be wrong

 

[HogWildAboutChix]

I am leaning toward Pullet for this one. Orpingtons don't have super big combs compared to some breeds. There is a Red Orpington color variation. Thought to have been mixed with a Sussex or RIR to create the color. A good way to definitively determine breed is by comparing all the major attributes - leg color, comb type & size, egg color & size - some breeds can be easily determined by feather colors and patterns, others not so much.

Its a pretty bird, no matter its precise classification!

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Cockerel! I believe I'm seeing pointed saddle feathers

 

[ColtHandorf]

It's possible. Post a picture every week or so and we can watch it develop. I could be wrong and it might be a pullet, but I'm really thinking cockerel at this point.

 

[EssexChickens]

I am leaning toward Pullet for this one. Orpingtons don't have super big combs compared to some breeds. There is a Red Orpington color variation. Thought to have been mixed with a Sussex or RIR to create the color. A good way to definitively determine breed is by comparing all the major attributes - leg color, comb type & size, egg color & size - some breeds can be easily determined by feather colors and patterns, others not so much.

Its a pretty bird, no matter its precise classification!

We love her/him. So friendly and pretty.

 

[EssexChickens]

It looks like a pullet to me but I could be wrong

Hoping!

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Can you get a picture of it standing without the fence in the way? I believe I see darker red on the shoulders which is concerning trait if you want a pullet. Looks like Red Orpington! Congrats on getting your hands on one. Very uncommon!

 

[EssexChickens]

Can you get a picture of it standing without the fence in the way? I believe I see darker red on the shoulders which is concerning trait if you want a pullet. Looks like Red Orpington! Congrats on getting your hands on one. Very uncommon!

Yes! I will try to get a better pic tomorrow.