Help ! 6 Week Old Lavender Orpington Cockerel or Pullet??

[Stellasmomma]

I would call it "maybe male" and wait a while longer.
I've seen a number of posts in the past with chicks that had big combs for their age, and some of them did turn out to be female.


If you are impatient for an answer, you could consider DNA sex testing:
https://orders.iqbirdtesting.com/order-bird-dna-test/
You send off a sample (a few plucked feathers or a few drops of blood-- they give instructions both ways), and the lab analyzes the DNA and lets you know which gender the bird is. Their website is currently estimating "2-4 working days" from the time they receive the sample. You get the results online, so no wait for the Post Office to get it back to you.

In most cases, it's easier to just wait for the chick to get older, and the test would cost more than the food the chick eats while it's growing, but sometimes it is worth the money to have definite results sooner.

I used this company to sex my silkie chicks and they were really quick once they recieved my package, I did the feather sexing as I was to afraid to do the blood. They were 100% accurate I had 3 silkie eggs hatch and all 3 were cockerels I so just wanted even one girl lol but if you cannot have Roosters this is a great was as you said to get this done quickly!

 

[SandyRiverChick]

LO's keep me guessing way longer than others. One day really soon there will be no question. This is my Pullet and Cockerel 10 and 12 weeks.

 

[RockyMountainHens]

Hey all! Just thought I’d give an update! If anything, this post could be a good resource for anyone else who has an LO

Here’s my LO now at 9 weeks!

 

[ColtHandorf]

That's the pullet, yes?

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

She appears to be a pullet!

My statement still stands

 

[RockyMountainHens]

That's the pullet, yes?

It’s the one I posted at the beginning of this thread asking if you all think it’s a pullet or hen.

I’m still not 100% but I think it’s a pullet. What do you think?

 

[ColtHandorf]

My bad, I thought that was a single bird from the pair posted on this page. Yes, I'd say it looks like a pullet at this point in time.

 

[Boomboomboyo]

Hey all!

This is my first post on this forum and I’m excited to be a part of the community!

I just bought a Lavender Orpington chick from IFA 6 weeks ago. The hatchery says that there is a 95% chance of it being a pullet. I’ve tried doing my own research but it seems so hard to tell. I’m concerned because its crown is more developed than another Buff Orpington I’ve raised before when it was the same age. I’ll post more updated pictures at 8 weeks but I want to hear your opinions.

Is she (I hope it’s a she haha) a pullet or a cockerel? I’d like to know soon so I can decide if I need to get another lavender chick to replace it (roosters aren’t allowed in my area and I want to replace this chicken before the others grow too big that I can’t introduce another chick—don’t worry, I have some younger week old chicks)

Thank you all so much for your help! Looking forward to getting more involved and learning more. I tried to get pictures from all angles. The pictures are attached below:

Im about 90% sure that’s a pullet also they are so pretty

 

[Whittni]

I think pullet too, she never got the deepening of red

 

[RockyMountainHens]

Hey all! Here are more pics I just took this morning at 11 1/2 weeks! Anyone have anymore insight or a change of an opinion? The tail feathers seem a bit long?

Thank you all for your help so far!