Buff Orpington-Rooster or Hen??

[MyTDogs]

Sadly my roo didn't last- he got nasty & became stew. I replaced him with a wonderful Ameraucana roo- so handsome & good natured too.

 

[farmerswife2012]

Hen or Roo??

First pic was when we first got chicken. Second & Third are of chicken now.. Chicken is 6-7 months old.

 

[kit-kat26]

Can figure out this one hen or rooster the other ones don't have dark red and that big

 

[dreamychick]

I know this is an older thread, but I have 3 English orpingtons chickens- a mom and her 2 babies- and I'm realllly struggling in sexing! I don't know exactly how old any of them are. I got them in october. The first picture is when I got them so You can see the size of the babies at that time. If I Remember correctly they were 2/3 months old, they look smaller in this picture than they were. It's currently February, and I *might* have 3 ladies, but one of them is pretty androgynous. I have looked up so many pictures and read so many threads but I really can't figure it out. A lot of English orpingtons roosters barely look different than the hens! And there really slow maturing too. He/she has a brighter comb than the others, but it's not really that much bigger. bigger. Stance is much like the girls, but the chest seems more "barrel"y than the others. Hoping for some responses! One of the girls just randomly molted a bunch of butt feathers too, you can kinda tell in some pics. I have plenty more if needed. P.s. Included a picture of the mom who is chocolate, and the chicken in question is the one with more white. Thanks!

 

[Ray O]

Who wants to play another game of hen or rooster? My BOs are right at 5 months old. Think I have to many roosters. Right now am having trouble telling the sexes. I believe that the more gold colored with long curved tail feathers are roosters. Is that correct?

Post 1 is my big daddy rooster with a few hens around him.

Post 2 I believe is a rooster, however the wound on the back of its neck has me wondering. Is that because of big daddy fighting or breeding?

Post 3. The two on the right are hens, I am fairly sure. Top left I am wondering about. No long tail feathers. Bottom left I believe is a rooster.

Post 4. Two hens on top, two roosters on bottom.

Post 5. This is a good side shot of the ones I am wondering about the most. No long feathers but has the red comb and wattles.

Right now they are confined in a run. Lost 5 to a preadator. Think it is a dog that was dumped near me by some coward. Put them in a run to try and draw her out into the open. The only time I saw her did not have a firearm.

They have not started laying and I am wondering if it is because they are not old enough, if there are to many roosters, or just the Texas heat.

Thanks in advance.

 

[Wolfstorm82]

My hen acts like a roo. I guess its because she is dominant.