Is my Buff a boy or girl?

[btodd22]

We have 3 buff Orpingtons and we think one of them is a roo, we are pretty new to the chicken thing so we wanted some help! They are about 2-4 months old and one chicken has a significantly bigger comb than the others. Any help is appreciated!

 

[btodd22]

here's a close up picture of their face.

 

[rosemarythyme]

There's a difference between 2 mos and 4 mos. If you have a better idea of age, it would help. At 2 mos all that red in the face would make me think boy, but 4 mos makes me think girl close to laying. As I don't see any long saddle feathers and it looks much closer to 4 than 2 months due to overall feathering, I'm guessing it's a girl.

 

[itspebbl]

I'm thinking hen, too, but watch out! We had a Buff sold to us as a hen, found out when the bird was around 4-5+ mo old that it was a roo!

 

[btodd22]

We were told they were 2
Months when we got them but they were extremely small so we guessed they were maybe a month or a month and a half and we've had them for 3
Months so they're probably 4 months old we just weren't sure. Thanks for the help!

 

[junebuggena]

Pics of when you first got them?

 

[btodd22]

 

[junebuggena]

That looks like a 2 month old chick. Fully feathered, no trace of down. That means they are about 5 months now. Definitely female. She'll be the first to lay.

 

[btodd22]

Thank you so much! We were so worried!

 

[drumstick diva]

female