Buff Orpington.... not a roo til l i hear a cock-a-doodle-doo.

[LaurieA]

Any thoughts or comments?

 

[SIMZ]

How old?

 

[farmer boy]

thats a cockerel im a 100% sure its a cockerel

 

[LaurieA]

about 10 weeks

 

[farmer boy]

it is a cockerel if you didn't want one sorry but if you did great news i guess lol

 

[donrae]

Well, he's a rooster right now, sorry. He will still be a rooster when he starts crowing.

 

[brairgirl]

The thing is hens will crow too.. I have never seen one crow but I have read here a bunch of times that they do

 

[LaurieA]

I have heard that some Buff Orpington Hens are commonly thought to be Roos because they have larger combs... I have seen pics of other peoples buff orpingtons that I would have thought were roos but were actually hens.... that is why I am still not sure. Plus this girl (or guy) was pre-sexed as a pullet. I guess only time will tell. Either way - he/she is very very sweet and affectionate.

 

[farmer boy]

it is a cockerel if you look at the hackle feathers there pointed not rounded so it is a cockerel

 

[SIMZ]

We have 4 Buff Orpington pullets that are now 16 weeks old. None of them have combs like that now, and red combs at 10 weeks is another big indicator of roo. I see that the chicken in question is with another..... is his comb more developed and more red than the other? That would be another clue.

Pre-sexed "pullets" end up as roosters with feminine names quite often. We've had some ourselves! lol