Buff Orp... pullet or roo???? EDIT with new pics

[wjallen05]

*EDIT*

Here are a couple new pictures that I just took of him

I believe s/he is 16 weeks old.


I just got him/her yesterday. This is supposed to be a pullet... but I'm thinking it's a cockerel. He/She has a larger comb and wattles than my two Buff Orp hens who are 8 months old. This one is 4 months old. I'm actually hoping it's a rooster. My sweet precious roo was attacked by dogs that came onto our property.

Excuse the poor quality photos... I am keeping him (her?) and the Aracauna pullet in this cage until we finish extending the chicken coop (which the hubby is working on right now). I can't let the chickens free-range anymore.

 

[scgamecock]

I'd say cockeral cause I see the beginnings of shiny hackle feathers coming in.

 

[Mahonri]

I can't tell at this point from these pics roo or pullet.

 

[rebbetzin]

My Buff Orpingtons are now about 4 months old, and their combs and wattles are not that big. Or as red as that. They are still very small and a light pink color. I keep checking the shape of the feathering on their necks. So far all the feathers are rounded and not pointy at all.

 

[SterlingAcres]

Well, I also have 4 months old BOs. My pullets are just starting to get red like that, but my roos have way bigger combs and wattles. I can't say 100% what gender it is. I'll say if it's light buff feathered, it's a hen. If it's getting dark golden feathers in, it's a cockerel.

 

[Harley's girl]

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I agree.

 

[rebbetzin]

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I was just re-calculating, and my chicks are just now only 11 weeks and 12 weeks old.
The Buff Orpingtons are 11 weeks old today, the Barred rocks are 9 days older.
Here they are 5 minutes ago.

Here is a close up of the Orpingtons

As you can see they still don't have much in the way of combs or wattles. I don't know if they will change their combs and wattles much in the next month..

 

[SterlingAcres]

This was about 2 weeks ago. Their combs are significantly larger already.

15 week old cockerels:

 

[wjallen05]

thanks for all the responses!

I am confused. His age is somewhere around 14-15 weeks. He has a much larger comb/wattles than the 11 week old pullets but smaller than the 15 week old cockerel.

 

[HorseFeathers]

No, def boy.