Lavender Orpington help

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Hello! A year or so ago I raised 4 Lavender Orphingtons. They are very hard to sex with the frazzel tail feathers. And the combs aren`t much help either! I really didn`t know for sure until three of the four started crowing and displaying cockerel behavior. Sadly, I lost the only hen to a badly impacted crop... 😥 She was such a sweet bird! 🙂
 
So one of my lavender orpington hens has similar sized comb at six months old, but it took time to get that size. All three of our lavender orpington hens have different sized combs.

I'm going to guess cockerel, but only because of the curved feathers at the rear.
 
So one of my lavender orpington hens has similar sized comb at six months old, but it took time to get that size. All three of our lavender orpington hens have different sized combs.

I'm going to guess cockerel, but only because of the curved feathers at the rear.
The comb is throwing me off for sure. I don't see spurs starting, but I also am not entirely sure when they would start to pop. The feathers are making me crazy! I would love to know so if she is a he I can take him and our other little guy to a rescue nearby. We live in a neighborhood so we can't have roosters. Which is a bummer cuz our other guy is a porcelain d'uccle and just so cute.
 

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