Is this a roo?

[Incukahlan]

The Buff is a roo. I've had more than plenty of Buff Orpingtons and all of my full grown laying hens have had a medium sized comb and waddles once full grown, but it takes a long time to come in. They typically don't start laying until 20-24 weeks, but already your Buff has the comb and waddles of a roo. They don't necessarily have spurs yet, and some females even do get spurs, so that's never a guarantee. I have a Buff roo right now that is 13 weeks old, not crowing yet, but is a boy. I will upload some photos for you to see the comparisons between a boy and girl.


My Buff Cockerel at 13 weeks. Not crowing yet.




My Buff Orpington Pullets at 13 weeks.



Not Mine, but a Buff Pullet around the same age as yours.


And here's one of my full grown Buff Orpingtons with her comb and waddles, and her
egg of course, lol. This picture was used for some customers so it has the baby pics on there as well, but
obviously that part isn't relevant to your situation. Lol. Sorry.


So you can see through the photos that it takes quite a while for the comb and waddles to come in for a purebred Buff Orpington. That's why I believe yours to be a boy. Hope this helps.

 

[snakelife]

Ok thanks. I just started crying because of that. I really hope it's not a roo. It's so sweet. I love the poor thing and it is super friendly. There are no saddle feathers on its back though. Couldn't it just have a large waddle and comb? No crowing at all. I also don't want to split up my two chickens. They hatched and grew up together. I was promised she was a hen when I got it. Is there anyway she could just look like a too?

 

[Cole102]

This is my chicken penny. Sweet as can be at 18 weeks old. But I am starting to think "she" is a roo. No crowing or spurs but no eggs or squats either. Help please!!!!!

if it is 18 weeks old and no crowing and a comb that small, probibly not a roo. my rooster, or cockerel is only around 7 weeks old and already crowing.

 

[Too Fast]

No saddle feathers from what I can tell. I just walked out of my house to watch her swallow a jeweled curly tail lizard whole. They are huge. This thing was like 7 inches long. She acted like she was choking on it and then drank a lot of water afterwards. Is that ok? I just wanted to check with that incident. She is walking an breathing and whatnot but should she be eating stuff that long?

Probably ok. They don't usually eat something that will hurt them, but to me it seems like that lizard would be to big to handle. Chickens can't chew, so it freaks me out a bit. Natural for a snake, but a bird to eat like that? Wow. One of our 12 week old chickens had a baby bird in it's mouth, halfway down, and she was playing keep-a-way with her flockmates.

 

[snakelife]

She's fine now. It got into the coop somehow and couldn't get out. I don't mind that she eats the lizards as I have seen her eat small lizards before but never a big one. She and my dog work in a group. My dog chases them and steps on them to stun them and the penny comes in and eats them. It's actually cute to watch them work together. Penny is always with the dog. To cute. Haha. As for the comb she has a huge comb regardless of whether she is a boy or girl.

 

[snakelife]

I would say she is around 20 weeks old today. No crowing yet...

 

[Chicks Galore3]

My rooster crowed at just about 7 weeks.

 

[snakelife]

Could she be a buff rock? It doesn't matter to me what breed she is I just want her to be a hen.

 

[meredithfair]

Hi - is this 8 week old Easter Egger a pullet or a roo?

Here are his/her hatch mates:
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[shmccarthy]

Hi - is this 8 week old Easter Egger a pullet or a roo?

Here are his/her hatch mates:
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8 weeks old with a comb that big and red says cockerel