Buff Orps and Barred Rock, gender help

[SunAngel]

We acquired these 4 Buff Orps (at least I think thats what they are) and 1 Barred Rock. I'm wondering if there is any hope that any of them are females?

I am not sure of their age, can anyone help with a guess? The one with the black in the tale is heavier and has a larger comb that the other 3, but seems around the same age. The other 3 almost seem a little underweight, cause I can really feel their breast bones sticking out. Is that normal for this breed?

Buff #1

Buff #2

Buff#3

Buff #4

Sorry the pics aren't better of the Barred Rock, S/he wouldn't sit still. Can anyone tell if this might be a hen?
(All the same bird)

 

[SunAngel]

Noone with Orp or Barred Rock experience?

Or do I need to get better pics?

 

[silkieluver_07]

Hey Deb! Did you get these at the auction last night? How'd like the chicks I gave you? I'm petty sure the one is a pullet, but the other two I don't really know about.

I think the barred rock is a rooster. I'm guessing that #1 & #4 are pullets. #3 looks like a girl maybe. The one with black in the tail looks rooish to me because of the bigger comb and wattles and he has thicker legs.

 

[SunAngel]

Hiya Hannah

Awww the chicks you gave me last night are adorable. Especially the grayish one! None of them seem to have hardly any comb at all, so I will keep my fingers crossed for girls!

Yeah, this was the box of chickens I bought last night, cause my daughter really wanted a Barred Rock. But I kind of figured the box might be full of just roos. If so, I will have to take them all back to the sale.

When I look at some of the buffs, they seem to have the shape of a hen, but then the larger combs makes me wonder. I can't tell how old they are, so I don't know when they should be crowing or laying.

 

[SunAngel]

I would be happy if just one of the ones of the group was a pullet!

 

[StPaulieGirls]

Hi!

#2's hackles are pretty shiny and pointy - lookin' handsome in a manly way...

The other ones I don't know enough to make a call on...I've only had one of each sex of Buff Orps...

Good luck!
- Kerri

 

[SunAngel]

Thanks for trying!

 

[josh_bigler]

all of the buffs look rooster to me, but the barred rock im not sure without knowing the age! IF its a hen it should be laying soon

 

[SunAngel]

I don't notice any pointed feathers on any of them, so can't tell that way. The 3 smaller ones have real light pink combs, part of which is still light pink-whitish and the larger ones comb is much redder. I just noticed that the feet on the one with the black/green tail are almost twice as big and thick as the other 3, even though he's just about the same height. Could that mean anything?

It will be a bummer if they are all roos, cause I can't keep any more boys and I have been looking for an Orp and Barred Rock hen for months now.

 

[silkieluver_07]

I love the grayish one. I was debating to keep her, but then I knew you were on the look out for more pullets. (

I hope she is a pullet) I'm still set on my guesses. Mine will be 16 weeks old tomorrow, and my boy has the biggest comb I've ever seen. I think the suspected girls should start to lay soon. Maybe seperate them and see if they lay, you never know. They have a week to prove themselves.