Lavender Orpington Gender?

[oldhenlikesdogs]

Oh, well thanks for that information, my lavenders have small combs so i just figured bigger combs and wattles meant roo sorry!

Normally it does in most Orpingtons, but some lavender ones seem to not follow the rules.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Looks like pullets to me as well. A cockerel, at 12 weeks would almost have a full grown comb and wattle set. They'd look huge and bright red compared to these guys

 

[gunslinger33]

Pullet

I would think saddle feathers would be very distinct by now it it was a cockerel

 

[nadinejanelle]

Yay! I was convinced because of the waddles and a bit of a bigger comb compared to my littlest lavender girl I had a couple of roo's on my hands. We live in town and can't have roo's... now to figure out what to do with Gerry (our EE roo)

 

[gunslinger33]

I would keep looking for distinct saddle feathers. I have a ICO that took me forever to ID. I also think that the legs look pretty thin to be a boy.

 

[CheeseandCackles]

In my experiences with lavender Orpingtons the pullets sometimes have more comb and wattle development. One of mine looked exactly like the first one, and I swore it was a roo, but it wasn't. I have since seen more pullets from other owners with the same development, so it must be a trait in the variety.

Agreed!

 

[nadinejanelle]

In my experiences with lavender Orpingtons the pullets sometimes have more comb and wattle development. One of mine looked exactly like the first one, and I swore it was a roo, but it wasn't. I have since seen more pullets from other owners with the same development, so it must be a trait in the variety.

Soooo... if I hear crowing does that mean Penny is still Penny ? Lol! Both Penny and Ruby are crowing now.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Soooo... if I hear crowing does that mean Penny is still Penny ? Lol! Both Penny and Ruby are crowing now.

The rule of thumb is that pullets will never crow, but hens can. You have cockerels.

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Soooo... if I hear crowing does that mean Penny is still Penny ? Lol! Both Penny and Ruby are crowing now.

Can you get pics.... I'm not convinced what you're hearing is crowing, and its been a couple weeks since the last set you posted.

 

[nadinejanelle]

The rule of thumb is that pullets will never crow, but hens can. You have cockerels.

The rule of thumb is that pullets will never crow, but hens can. You have cockerels.

Haha! I was hoping that since we found a new home for Gerry the EE Roo... penny & ruby got confused! Lol!