*Buff Orpington Thread!*

[HallFamilyFarm]

I would say its a boy!

Hey, can you help me determine if this is a hen or rooster? Its comb is so much larger than the other girls, but not nearly as red as the pics I've seen here of BO roosters. They are still young, only about 3 months old, so I'm having hard time. I don't see any pointy saddle feathers, and her tails not any longer than the others..
What do you guys think?

 

[Rock Home Isle]

Looking at the flapps under the jawline in this photo...it looks like a very young ROO.

 

[SilverDuck284]

Here's a pic of when she was 6 weeks old. I had another who's comb at that age what bright red, but he got out of the run somehow. I was sure he was a Roo, so I was convinced the others were hens. =/

 

[member 142084]

Now that I see the youger picture thats the feather patern my roos had. the feathers are darker than the lighter buff the hens tend to be. Theres like a ridge line going down his back with more prominent feathers, the pullets seems to get their feathers in more evenly. Its noty a full proof system- I will know when mine are much older if I nailed it 100%.

My hens do have flaps like that though. I really think orps can be more dificult to tell then some other breeds. I've never had suck difficulty telling with the others I've had in the past.

 

[Red Barn Farms]

Sure looks like a young cockerel to me! That's just my opinion.

Hey, can you help me determine if this is a hen or rooster? Its comb is so much larger than the other girls, but not nearly as red as the pics I've seen here of BO roosters. They are still young, only about 3 months old, so I'm having hard time. I don't see any pointy saddle feathers, and her tails not any longer than the others..
What do you guys think?

 

[SilverDuck284]

Thanks. Guess I won't know for sure till he starts crowing, but it's better to be pleasantly surprised than disappointed. Right?

 

[AnimalCrazed]

Mine looks almost exactly like yours and i was wondering the same thing, the only thing is i mine is still lighter than that one?

When will they start crowing?

this is the most up to date picture i have right now, this was a few weeks ago so they were around 9 or 10 wks... ill take a current one so you can compare but the one in front is the one in question they are now just over three months.

 

[SilverDuck284]

Its so frustrating not knowing! I've read they either start crowing or laying around 18-20 weeks old. Please correct me if I'm wrong.

 

[Rock Home Isle]

Our little cockerel started crowing at 10 weeks...he's been crowing now for 2 weeks.

 

[SilverDuck284]

Pumpkins face is just not that red, but the other roo I had, his face turned very red at just 4/5 weeks. I'm so confused. Lol!