Help please - Guess as to breed and gender - Pics ! Any Guesses

[kittycast]

Hi everyone,
4 weeks old today.

Thanks for the help,
Elizabeth

 

[PurpleChicken]

It's a Buff Roo of some sort. Definately a roo.

 

[kittycast]

I am new to this so for my own education, why a roo?

 

[Laskaland]

Buff Orpington BOY
going through that odd, "uncomfortable in my feathers" phase
christina

 

[debakadeb]

The comb is large for 4 weeks old which is a good indicator of a roo. Looks similar to some of my buff orpington's.

 

[PurpleChicken]

His comb is large and fat, even for a 4 week old.
His legs are extremely thick, another roo trait.

He almost looks like a meat bird of some sort. Not many
4 week old roos mature that fast.

 

[PurpleChicken]

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That's a good one.

 

[sloallie10]

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mostly because they are young and the comb is REALLY red AND big, and a pullet would have a more smaller pinkish comb at that age.

For a breed i would guess a Buff orpington, BUT i see some whiteish (?) feathers coming in..?

 

[Laskaland]

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The comb is too large at that age to be a girl. Plus the feathers at his neck (the hackle) are pointy, and soon they will be shiny and really really pretty!! Eventually the feathers above his tail will get pointier too, and the waddles (the flaps under his chin) will get longer and get redder.

I love my Buff Orpingon Roos. He'll "probably" be nice and gentle. You'll want to handle him a lot at this age and as he gets older so he knows you are the boss.

good luck

Christina

 

[Laskaland]

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When the Buffs lose their baby feathers and start to fill out, their undercoat of white fluff stands out, but that will eventually sluffff off and they will be all buff.

Have I mentioned I love Buff Orpingtons?!?!
lol
christina