do these chocolate orpingtons look ok?

[Dixiebazarre]

I have three 5 week old chocolate orpingtons. I can't find a lot about them online other than they are kind of hard to find in the states. These guys just don't look nearly as healthy as my other chicks (wyandotts, leghorns, buff orpingtons, EEs, barred rocks) Is it just their age? Do chicks really look this bad at this age? Also, any way to sex them? If I have roos, I will need to re-home them. and don't wanna sell sickly chicks.

 

[Caitlin_VT]

The first one is definitely a cockerel - his comb is red and large already! Orpingtons, especially if they come from English breeding, go through really horrible-looking phases. They won't look nice until ~20 weeks, maybe. The males especially look horrible and moth-eaten during their juvenile phase.

 

[TakenBackBre]

Did you end up with any pullets? Those pictures look good to me. They are slow to feather and very ugly for a while. But breeding does count and I've seen a good deal of ugly chocolate orps out there.