Buff Orpington Gender

[Zach66]

Hi all...this is my first experience with chicks so please ignore my ignorance. I have 2 buff orpingtons and I suspect one is a cockerel (I purchased pullets). If it is 100% for sure that it is a cockerel I'll have to find it a new home as I can't have any roosters. The earlier the better obviously. Both of them are about 4 weeks old. I'm including photos of both of them for comparison and the one with the substantial comb is the one I'm suspicious of. He/she is awfully nice at least . I haven't noticed any cockiness. And they're going outside very soon...finishing up the coop.

Thanks in advance!

 

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

Yeah that looks like a roo to me sorry

 

[Yardmom]

I don't know about being 100 percent sure until it crows or lays an egg, but when the comb is that much larger and redder than another chick the same breed and age it is most likely a cockerel.

 

[crazy4ChickensNducks]

Probably a cockerel but give it a couple more weeks

 

[cmom]

Male. Good luck and have fun...

 

[micstrachan]

I think it is likely male Bulut would also give it some more time to be sure.

 

[ChickNanny13]

2x giving it more time ... I got 4BOs, one's comb/wattle alot bigger & had more color than the other 3 but I waited it out, she laid. Her comb/wattle still bigger than the other 3 but not as big as a Roo would have.

 

[Leahs Coop]

Definitely looking like a handsome cockerel to me.

 

[Zach66]

OK thanks everyone! I'll give it some more time and maybe post updated pics later.

 

[Acre4Me]

Yes, definite potential for male. However, at only 4 weeks I wouldn't be confident yet. You could start to figure to how to re-home that one if it is a male. Luckily, won't likely crow for awhile yet.

We had 2 males in a batch of 7 sexed chicks that were supposed to all be female. So, we also had to get rid of them and found a livestock auction near us and sold them and got cash in hand. However, our next idea was going to be to post them on the community board at the local feed store. Third, a friend's father has a 100acre farm about 2 hours away from here and he said he would take them as he already has a flock of chickens and plenty of room.