Buff Orpington chicks, 8 weeks old - all girls?? (lots o'pics)

[technodoll]

Yeah, right - as if I'd be that lucky to get 4 girls

Anyhoo, I hatched these babies on July 18th so that will make them 8 weeks old tomorrow-ish.

They were all fully feathered at 3 weeks of age.

Do you see any definite signs of roos, or will that only show up later for BO's?

All pics are of the same 4 babies!

(3 are pure, 1 is mixed BO/plymouth rock - one BO is noticeably larger and heavier than the others, has thicker legs and the biggest flesh-colored comb of the three, I wonder if it's a boy?)

thank you!!

 

[bella1210]

i think they are all hens

 

[noodleroo]

The buff orps look like little girls to me. The mix; I'm not sure. It looks like there may be some pointy feathers, but its hard to tell from the pics.

 

[ChickensAreSweet]

The buffs look like hens. The mix has a roo attitude in some of the pics, IMO. But I'm guessing on the mix.

 

[maggiemooscluckers]

I'm no help in determining the gender but I will say this "THEY ARE SO PRETTY!!!!!! I have nine two week old chicks (my first chicks) and one is a Buff. Can't wait until they are grown! Your pictures only make the wait harder.

 

[Break an Egg]

They all look like pullets to me. BTW, what did the 2 cochins turn out to be? 2 pullets or 1 pullet 1 roo?

 

[greenfamilyfarms]

All girls.

The BO/Rock cross would result in sex-links. So that one is 100% girl.

 

[cletus the rooster]

congratulations,all girls

 

[BrianT]

pretty birds. That mixed bird is killer.

 

[technodoll]

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They were indeed a pair so I couldn't keep them... Mango and Peach were snatched up by a family that went mad for them so I'm glad that turned out well

Thanks everyone for your feedback on my 4 babies, still hard to believe my good luck so I hope your predictions are right!

girls girls girls

ps: I did my best to keep only girls from the whole incubation... I feather sexed them (wings) at two and three days of age, did I do well???