Buff Orpington Hen or Roo?

[RiverSong717]

This is Aspen, my 18 week old Buff Orpington. I’m about 97% sure that he is a Roo by the looks of his comb, but it doesn’t look as though he is developing many hackle, tail, or saddle feathers, and his bodylooks about the same as his sisters, who I am almost 100% sure are hens. No crowing from what I have heard. All of the pictures shown are pictures of him except for the one with his photobombing sister.

 

[Birds of a Feather]

Hard to tell.

 

[mustangrooster]

Looks to be a pretty pullet, you should be expecting some eggs from her pretty soon

 

[meetthebubus]

Definitely a pullet! See those round feathers and poofy saddle? That's hen traits if it was a roo it would have a classic up and over tail by now, bigger waddles and most likely crowing, plus a roos saddle feathers are super pointy and lie flat , no poof

 

[RiverSong717]

Definitely a pullet! See those round feathers and poofy saddle? That's hen traits if it was a roo it would have a classic up and over tail by now, bigger waddles and most likely crowing, plus a roos saddle feathers are super pointy and lie flat , no poof

Thanks so much!!! The thing I don’t understand is why Aspen’s comb is so much bigger than his/her sisters. They are all the same age and from the same place, and his/her comb is probably twice as theirs! I’ll send a few pictures of what his sisters look like.

 

[RiverSong717]

Looks to be a pretty pullet, you should be expecting some eggs from her pretty soon

But he/she’s only 16 weeks

 

[RiverSong717]

Hard to tell.

I totally agree with you

 

[lilmillefleur]

Looks like a pullet. Some mature faster than others.

 

[RiverSong717]

Looks like a pullet. Some mature faster than others.

Well that’s good to hear, thank you!

 

[danceswithronin]

Aspen is a pullet that is just further from Orpington standard than the others IMO, after doing some reading on them. I think with the females the single comb should be straight with short points and conform to the skull of the chicken, like with the other ladies you have.