English Orpington Sex Question

[Donnise]

[/IMG]I have 13 hens that I bought as pullets. That was simple. Now I have 6 straight run English Orpington chicks that are six weeks old and I have no idea what they are. There is only one I'm fairly certain is a rooster (lavender) because he has a bigger, redder comb and waddle than other five.

I would appreciate any tips. I have more pics.

 

[Teila]

G’Day from down under Donnise

Welcome!

Sorry, it is a bit difficult to tell with those images.

If you post a full body shot of each chick on it’s own and also a head shot showing the comb and wattles on this Forum, you will get some expert opinions: http://www.backyardchickens.com/f/15/what-breed-or-gender-is-this

I hope you enjoy being a BYC member. There are lots of friendly and very helpful folks here so not only is it overflowing with useful information it is also a great place to make friends and have some fun.

If you would like to share pictures and stories of your flock, you have come to the right place. BYC’ers never tire of these and do not back away slowly or commence eye rolling when the photo album or home videos come out

 

[Pork Pie]

Hi and welcome to BYC. I agree with Teila - pics of individual chicks are much better in terms of peeps helping you out.

 

[drumstick diva]

You can also post photos at "what breed or gender is this." It's best to wait till 6-8 weeks of age. Best photos are each chick standing naturally in profile, and also face front showing extent of comb.

Welcome to Backyard chickens.

 

[redsoxs]

Greetings from Kansas, Donnise, and

! It's great to have you in our community!

 

[N F C]

It's nice to have you join us!

 

[ACanChx]

Welcome to the group. I needed help figuring mine out last year and once they were about 8 weeks old and had individual photos the group helped me nail accurately for each one. Good luck - such a fun stage! Anxiously awaiting my 10 babies in June! Out of my original 10 only three were hens

 

[TheKindaFarmGal]

Welcome to BYC! The others gave you some good tips. Hope to see you around!