Buff Orpington cockerel or hen?

It's a bit too early to tell, but I'm leaning towards hen. Lucky you! :)
Also, what makes you think she (he?) is a cockerel? Is it behavior? Feathering? Or something else?
Take more photos in about a couple of weeks. I think we'll get a better idea then.
Look more rooster like by the day 😢 I’m still hopeful she’s not a he šŸ˜‚
 

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It's a bit too early to tell, but I'm leaning towards hen. Lucky you! :)
Also, what makes you think she (he?) is a cockerel? Is it behavior? Feathering? Or something else?
Take more photos in about a couple of weeks. I think we'll get a better idea then.
Comb and wattles getting redder by the day šŸ™ˆ still hopeful!
 

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Thanks for the info, I actually am starting to think the breeder told me the wrong age when I got them. Also I live in an area with super hot summers and we’ve just had a heatwave of multiple days in the high 30s so I’m wondering if that has slowed down the feather growth šŸ¤·šŸ¼ā€ā™€ļø
Probably off on the date, maybe. I live in SE Texas, so we have really hot summers as well and humid. High 30's is heatwave??? LOL That is really cold for us! If it's cooler I find they feather out faster, like during the early Spring months. My chicks will be 3 weeks tomorrow and feathering out nicely, we just had a colder snap here high 30's-40's at night, but will be 70's-80's (daytime) this week.
 
Comb and wattles getting redder by the day šŸ™ˆ still hopeful!
Do you have other Buff's to compare to? That is how I knew. I see a lot of waddle coming in and pink, my B.O pullet's comb was not pink and no waddles coming in. Here's my late Roo when he was 7 weeks old:

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Pullet at 7 weeks:

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Probably off on the date, maybe. I live in SE Texas, so we have really hot summers as well and humid. High 30's is heatwave??? LOL That is really cold for us! If it's cooler I find they feather out faster, like during the early Spring months. My chicks will be 3 weeks tomorrow and feathering out nicely, we just had a colder snap here high 30's-40's at night, but will be 70's-80's (daytime) this week.
Oh haha sorry we use Celsius here in Aus not Fahrenheit so that’s equal to about 95-100 degrees
 

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