Lavender Orp Sexing help please?

[ksbratton]

This is supposed to be a sexed lavender Orpington pullet. She is 7 wks old. Please assure me that she is a she and try not to make me cry. I already have one mis-sexed chick already

 

[ambergds]

I'm going with cockerel. A hen would not have any red in the face at that age. Sorry!

 

[JaeG]

Don't give up yet as Orpingtons are tricky. Some breeders rely solely on the development of sex feathers and do not rely on combs or wattles as indicators (though my boys were sprouting wattles at 2 and a half weeks). There's a Lavender Orpington Thread that near the end has photos comparing 6 week old cockerels and pullets. Or post on that thread for more expert opinions.

 

[Gardenalex]

There is no hope. Sorry to tell you. It is a roo.

 

[drumstick diva]

I believe it's a cockerel also

 

[Chicks Galore3]

I'm leaning more toward cockeral too, but don't give up hope entirely. Her body shape seems more hen-ish to me. Orpingtons can be buggers.

 

[donrae]

Sorry, cockerel.

Slow maturing cockerels can be mistaken for pullets, but birds this young with that much comb and wattles are cockerels.