Is my buff orp cross a boy or a girl?

[spikennipper]

Hi everyone, I'm new on here!

please can someone help me decide whether my buff orp cross is a boy or a girl, he/she is 4 weeks old.
Thank you all very much in advance!

 

[jafo]

Most definately a girl. If it was a roo, he'd have a higher comb, and wattles started in good shape. YUP ! most definately a girl!

 

[spikennipper]

YAY!

thank you so much! that's what I've been wanting to hear

 

[RAREROO]

It does look like a girl. Do you know what she is crossed with?

 

[nicalandia]

WOW... looks like a keeper for a lemon cuckoo progect

 

[spikennipper]

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The seller said that the hens that I got the eggs from are a mix, with a few ‘pure’ breeds (Light Sussex, Cream Legbar, Cuckoo Maran) and some first generation crosses (Aracuana crossed with Barred Plymouth, Orpington crossed with Cream Legbar etc the dad is a Buff Orpington though as he is the only roo amongst 14 hens! so she could really be crossed with anything

I got 6 eggs sent to me and 3 hatched, one is a definate roo, think he may be a light sussex cross? the other looks to be a definate hen, although unsure what breed? then there was this one that I wasn't sure of, here is a pic with their surrogate mum Gloria the Pekin

 

[nicalandia]

yup she shows sex linked barring and buff

 

[TripleH]

Comb seems quite large for 4 weeks.
Not sure what its mixed with, but my BO
girls didn't have combs untill around 13 weeks,
and they were yellow in color. I would wait a few more
weeks.

 

[spikennipper]

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oooo yes I know it's still rather early, i'm just desperate to know! still its looking good for hen at the mo! sure acts like one, seems fairly tame and doesn't wander off on it's own and ignore it's 'mum' like the little light sussex roo, it also feathered the quickest of the lot, so here's hoping!!! will update you all in a few more weeks

 

[spikennipper]

He/she is now 6 weeks old and I am starting to think otherwise

there are curved feathers appearing on the tail and he/she regularly spars with the other bird which is a definate boy where as the other girl plays no part, I know girls can spar but it is now starting to look less likely this is a hen after all

here is updated photos from today, let me know what you all think.