Buff Orpingtons too early to sex?

[ChickNanny13]

Agree ... Looking at the comb/wattle development. Here are my 4 BO @ 9wks, notice the comb/wattle & color lacking...

 

[NuggiesChicks]

Agree ... Looking at the comb/wattle development. Here are my 4 BO @ 9wks, notice the comb/wattle & color lacking...

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I had a feeling! My other looks just like your girls. No redness at all. Plus his behavior is so different and dominating. Dang it! This cute little jerk! Lol

Thank you everyone for your input! It’s very helpful!

 

[ChickNanny13]

Yup, it's usually the "favorite" that turns out to be a cockerel ... Never misses with me, haha Now I try not to have "favorite" That one in my avatar was a single hatch & so adorable ... Yup Cockerel!

 

[jvls1942]

spread a wing on each of them. if the feathers form a round fan, it is a pullet.
if the wing form a fan with the tip feathers a bit longer than the fan feathers, rooster..
some BO hens will look very much like a rooster even when they are mature. large combs and wattles..
we have butchered such "roosters" only to find eggs in them..
at an early age, sometimes the roosters will walk very erect with their head held high..
their tail feathers come in pointing upwards. while the pullet's will stay more horizontal or even pointing downward.
none of this is 100% true.
you should always be prepared to be surprised..
.......jiminwisc.......

 

[BY Bob]

So cute, looking forward to more pictures !