Is this a rooster?

[Raindrops]

hey everyone!

I have 4x Buff Oripingtons that I got all at the same time and age, yet only one of them has the red waddle stuff. The other 3 hardly have any waddle but this one chicken in particular has it. I’ll post pictures for comparison.

I realize that hens also have weddles like this.... but what baffles me is that I got them all as brand new day old baby chicks and why only one of them has developed this?

The first pic is a hen without the waddle and the second pic is the one I’m curious about.

Thank you in advance!

 

[junebuggena]

Age and full body pics please.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

How old? Could you get a full body pic?

 

[Raindrops]

Yes I’ll get some full body pics! Hang on!

They are 3 months old

 

[Raindrops]

Here are pictures of the suspect lol


I got them as newly hatched chicks on sept 16th... so I guess 3.5 months old.

 

[junebuggena]

Sep. 16th puts them at 15 weeks. Not seeing a darker shade of buff through the shoulder/wing, and no hackle or saddle feather development. Both pullets. One is just starting to mature sooner than the other. Eggs are probably 2 to 4 weeks away.

 

[4 ever Orpington]

Here are pictures of the suspect lol


I got them as newly hatched chicks on sept 16th... so I guess 3.5 months old.

My Orpington Rooster at 4.5 months

 

[4 ever Orpington]

Sep. 16th puts them at 15 weeks. Not seeing a darker shade of buff through the shoulder/wing, and no hackle or saddle feather development. Both pullets. One is just starting to mature sooner than the other. Eggs are probably 2 to 4 weeks away.

Agreed

 

[Raindrops]

Oh wow! Now that’s a rooster, @4 ever Orpington! I can see just from your picture the huge differences. Mines definitely a hen then.

Thanks everyone!!!

 

[Raindrops]

@junebuggena - few more weeks? That’s great! I thought it’d be be longer than that. Woo hoo!!