Gender guesses on this Lavender Orpington chick?

[kurby22]

I took this pic today in my kitchen. Today the chick is 5 weeks, 3 days old.

Unless the comb and wattles get lots darker pink, she looks like a she to me! But it is very tough believing it’s a lavender but chickens don’t always follow all the rules haha. I wonder if the person just mislabeled the eggs and thought they gave you the lavender eggs? Such a bummer! I know the feeling! I paid $10 extra dollars for a Blue Laced Red Wyandotte chick and she’s very obviously a Gold Laced Wyandotte. I too still feel annoyed and cheated! Even though she is a beautiful girl I wanted what I paid for and the other one that was Blue Laced was a boy and I had to rehome him. He was gorgeous and it made me super sad! I know most people that breed chickens do their best, but it’s still frustrating!

 

[Finnie]

I took more pics today. Is the lighting any better? This chick is 5 weeks and 3 days old today.

This chick is developing in typical cockerel pattern. Bare shoulders, short tail, tall and gangly looking, pink comb, wattles showing at such an early age. I would be very surprised if it were a pullet.

 

[kurby22]

Your Splash is beautiful @kurby22 ! And wow, the comb looked rather prominent in the baby pic and yet it still ended up being a pullet!

And yes, I ordered and paid for Lavender Orpington hatching eggs and now I’m questioning. I can’t help but feel a little annoyed and cheated. I was assured that the Lavender Orpingtons were purebred and did NOT share accommodations with any other breed.

Yeah I’ll stop showing off all my chickens now but I also have a Mauve Orp that looked like a boy (the wattles showed up early and so I was sure she was a boy!) and I was so sad and she’s definitely a she now I can’t wait to see your baby in a couple more weeks, they grow so fast between 5 and 8 weeks!

 

[CrazyCochin]

I really appreciate you guys sending your pics, they are very helpful!

I see what you mean about the color. Mine is quite light, isn’t it? Is that unfavorable for Lavender Orps? I assumed that the color would become more enhanced after all of its feathers came in.

So does the comb on my chick look particularly pink to you guys? Looking at the pics from @Aunt Angus , her chick’s comb looks pink but it ended up being a pullet. The size of it looks smaller than the chicks in the pics from @kurby22 though.

Ugh. Waiting to figure out the sex takes soooo loooooong!

Might be a pullet, I dont solely rely on the comb.

Last year, we had two Dominique chicks, and one, in particular, had me convinced and sounding crazy that she was a cockerel, she had the makings to be a really nice cockerel, but she ended up being a hen.

 

[KauaiChickenMama]

Hey @LadiesAndJane , would you mind taking a look at this thread and giving me your opinion please?

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Hey @LadiesAndJane , would you mind taking a look at this thread and giving me your opinion please?

I agree that this one needs a few more weeks. Do you know if it is an English or American Orpington? The English Orps are very slow to feather in, males and females. @homeschoolin momma raises these, so I would go with her opinion.
They can be as difficult as silkies to sex early. I only have had one English Orp and she looked like a dinosaur forever, huge pink legs and feet and no tail to speak of until quite late. She was a silver laced.
Yours does look lavender to me, too.

 

[KauaiChickenMama]

Tbh, I didn’t know enough about Lavenders to ask if they were English or American Orpingtons. I’ll try to emailing the breeder. Thanks for looking.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

I took more pics today. Is the lighting any better? This chick is 5 weeks and 3 days old today.

I'm skeptical it's not lavender rather splash or maybe even white. Really doesn't look lavender to me. Thoughts? @Overo Mare

 

[Painted Calls]

I'm skeptical it's not lavender rather splash or maybe even white. Really doesn't look lavender to me. Thoughts? @Overo Mare

I honestly think it looks closer to splash.

 

[KauaiChickenMama]

Here are some updated photos of this (presumably) Lavender Orpington chick at 6 weeks, 3 days old. Any opinions?