Buff Orps, 3 weeks. Boys or Girls? **UPDATE** @ 11 weeks 5/10/08

[Frozen Feathers]

I'm guessing all pullets, as well.

Where did you find those colored zip ties you are using for leg bands??

 

[Yogiman]

You must have gotten hold of a batch of "pullet" eggs. lol
My eyes see nothing but pullets in those pics.
Beautiful babies. They are the sweetest hens to have around.
Good luck with them.

 

[Tuffoldhen]

I'm not seeing boys but its still a young age to be guessing at #6 maybe a cockeral......Do they have white legs or yellow?....

 

[ChickenWing]

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They were at the local hardware store, a True Value franchise, I believe. They are 4 inch zip ties.

 

[ChickenWing]

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They are whitish. Some of the legs scales have yellowish tint to the tips, but overall, a whiteness.

 

[ChickenWing]

Oh, and let me add, numbers 3 & 4 have noticably longer tails than the others.

 

[chickenlady]

I think they are all boys except for 3 & 4. You will should start to see some pink starting at the base of the comb in a few days and then in about a week, the whole comb should start looking light pinkish (on all but 3&4 whose comb will stay yellow). I hope for your sake I'm wrong, but that is what I would guess if they were mine. Great pics by the way. Just remember which bird is which number so you can take a pic again in a week or two. By then, it should be clearer who is who. Good luck to you.

 

[hinkjc]

I would say they're too young to guess, but based on the current pics, they all are looking like girls. But I would give it another week or two to see if the combs pink up at all. If they do, by 4-6 weeks old, you've got boys. The boys combs will get taller than the fuzz on the head too..and all of a sudden. Good luck..nice group of chicks you got.

Jody

 

[lurky]

I'm pretty sure those are not Buff Orpingtons. The BO's do not have yellow legs. Those seem to have white tips on the feathers.....i like them and i bet they are going to be just as beautiful as a buff orpington.....but i think they are something else. I'm sure the experts can tell you what they are.

 

[Red]

One of my Buff Orps had yellow legs...mind you he always was a wierd little boy, he had a gammy eye too. Maybe it was just him, the other two had white legs...

Lovely pics though