Buff Orpington Roo?

[WildFlwrMom]

Hello everyone,

I'm new to this community and a first time chicken owner. We have two 4 week old Buff Orpington chicks and one is looking/acting quite different from the other. I'm not sure if they're both hens. Here is a picture of their wings. Any advise would be greatly appreciated (as we aren't allowed Roosters in our area).

Thank you!

 

[The Moonshiner]

Still way too young to sex. Wings won't tell you anything.

 

[-ChickenLover-]

Still way too young to sex. Wings won't tell you anything.

I agree, I've had buff orphingtons, and all were female so far, but you can't really sex them that young.

 

[Quaicken108]

X3

 

[WildFlwrMom]

Thank you everyone! Guess we'll just wait and see

 

[ColtHandorf]

Yeah, if they are American-type Orpingtons you might be able to guess around eight weeks. Usually Orpingtons mature a little slower than other breeds. English Orpingtons even more so. I can usually sex mine fairly accurately around the ten week mark provided nothing odd is going on. I definitely had a pair of Lavender Silver-laced over the summer that kept me guessing until they were nearly four months old due to the temperature and not feathering out correctly.

 

[NatJ]

We have two 4 week old Buff Orpington chicks and one is looking/acting quite different from the other. I'm not sure if they're both hens. Here is a picture of their wings.

Some chickens grow feathers at different rates than others. Both wings look normal (neither bird has a problem.) But the wings will not help tell their sex.

If the comb of one gets much bigger and redder than the other within the next month or two, then you've probably got one of each gender. If they grow combs at the same rate as each other, then they are probably the same gender as each other (and hopefully pullets!)

 

[WildFlwrMom]

Some chickens grow feathers at different rates than others. Both wings look normal (neither bird has a problem.) But the wings will not help tell their sex.

If the comb of one gets much bigger and redder than the other within the next month or two, then you've probably got one of each gender. If they grow combs at the same rate as each other, then they are probably the same gender as each other (and hopefully pullets!)

Thank you for the advise!

 

[WildFlwrMom]

Some chickens grow feathers at different rates than others. Both wings look normal (neither bird has a problem.) But the wings will not help tell their sex.

If the comb of one gets much bigger and redder than the other within the next month or two, then you've probably got one of each gender. If they grow combs at the same rate as each other, then they are probably the same gender as each other (and hopefully pullets!)

Thank you!!