Lavender Orpington pullet? 13 weeks

[ElizaMay]

Here are my blue orp hen and roo, and the roo's comb and wattles are VAST, while the hen's are certainly there but nothing compared to his. (Meaning that your bird's comb is samaller/no bigger than my hen's so I would not want to guess till there was more maturity, and my 8-10 werk old lavenders have similar sized combs to yours but are definitely pullets):

 

[kurby22]

Here are my blue orp hen and roo, and the roo's comb and wattles are VAST, while the hen's are certainly there but nothing compared to his. (Meaning that your bird's comb is samaller/no bigger than my hen's so I would not want to guess till there was more maturity, and my 8-10 werk old lavenders have similar sized combs to yours but are definitely pullets):View attachment 2739682View attachment 2739684

Oh they’re quite beautiful! When did your male start really growing his wattles? Evee has not had either her comb or wattles grow much at all for about a month and she’s/he’s almost 13 weeks old. Does it start to really take off at some point? The shredded feathers make it so hard to determine if there are saddle feathers! Such annoying birds to figure out gender haha. I love them so much though!

 

[WallacetheKhakiCampbell]

Is she/he crowing? My (cockerel) chicks always start crowing long before 13 weeks

 

[WallacetheKhakiCampbell]

Oh they’re quite beautiful! When did your male start really growing his wattles? Evee has not had either her comb or wattles grow much at all for about a month and she’s/he’s almost 13 weeks old. Does it start to really take off at some point? The shredded feathers make it so hard to determine if there are saddle feathers! Such annoying birds to figure out gender haha. I love them so much though!

And right before they start laying or hit maturity their combs and wattles just grow super fast and turn bright red!

 

[kurby22]

Is she/he crowing? My (cockerel) chicks always start crowing long before 13 weeks

Nope! No crowing yet! The BLRW has started to crow in the mornings for about a week and a half but no one else. Evee is very confident and bossy with everyone but the other signs just haven’t materialized yet. So it’s very confusing

 

[WallacetheKhakiCampbell]

Nope! No crowing yet! The BLRW has started to crow in the mornings for about a week and a half but no one else. Evee is very confident and bossy with everyone but the other signs just haven’t materialized yet. So it’s very confusing

Oh okay. Well you may still have a chance at a pullet! I know everyone else is saying its a cockerel but my orpington hen's comb and wattles looked just like that at 13 weeks. And if she's the lead hen they will be bigger too.

 

[kurby22]

And right before they start laying or hit maturity their combs and wattles just grow super fast and turn bright red!

Okay, so I still have another month or two before anymore real obvious wattle and comb growth. I’m only worried because I have 6 total birds and if two are roosters I will have to likely rehome one if they don’t get along. I just want to be mentally prepared for saying goodbye to them if I have to!

 

[kurby22]

Oh okay. Well you may still have a chance at a pullet! I know everyone else is saying its a cockerel but my orpington hen's comb and wattles looked just like that at 13 weeks. And if she's the lead hen they will be bigger too.

She’s/he’s definitely the boss I will remain hopeful! Thank you!!

 

[ElizaMay]

Oh they’re quite beautiful! When did your male start really growing his wattles? Evee has not had either her comb or wattles grow much at all for about a month and she’s/he’s almost 13 weeks old. Does it start to really take off at some point? The shredded feathers make it so hard to determine if there are saddle feathers! Such annoying birds to figure out gender haha. I love them so much though!

Thank you, I think they are very attractivr birds as a breed, and they are not vicious or overbearing to other breeds in the flock.
Roody and Bluebelle were hatched last May 2020, and he had wattles and comb near that size I believe by Oct/November.
Here are my May chicks, one is my lavender which I am almost certain is a pullet (last), and then my blue cockerel (middle) - he seems to have a neck about a foot long, loooong legs, walks around like his head is a submarine periscope. He has this hoarse 'squawrk' already, and ALWAYS complains when I pick him up. His comb is already quite red for just 2 months old. The other (top) is my blue pullet, pale-combed and refined compared to the cockerel, though they are all pretty birds IMO.

. They are all the offspring of my blue roo and hen.

 

[kurby22]

Thank you, I think they are very attractivr birds as a breed, and they are not vicious or overbearing to other breeds in the flock.
Roody and Bluebelle were hatched last May 2020, and he had wattles and comb near that size I believe by Oct/November.
Here are my May chicks, one is my lavender which I am almost certain is a pullet (last), and then my blue cockerel (middle) - he seems to have a neck about a foot long, loooong legs, walks around like his head is a submarine periscope. He has this hoarse 'squawrk' already, and ALWAYS complains when I pick him up. His comb is already quite red for just 2 months old. The other (top) is my blue pullet, pale-combed and refined compared to the cockerel, though they are all pretty birds IMO.View attachment 2740128. They are all the offspring of my blue roo and hen.

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They really are such lovely personalities. The one I'm almost certain is a hen, doesn't really like to be touched or held, but she gets along with everyone and she's getting so pretty. Evee is by far my most expressive, friendly, slightly bold, and bossy chicken. I think the blue color of yours is almost better than the lavender, I might have to look into getting some blue ones too haha. I don't know if I want Evee to be a hen or a roo, so I guess either way it might be okay. I just don't think I can keep two roos with only 6 total birds...seems like a bad recipe in the long run. But my BLRW is going to be sooo beautiful when he's full grown. Sighhhh, I wish I could just get more hens haha. Living in the suburbs is the pits haha.

This was Evee at 8 weeks...and the second was her this weekend at 13 weeks. So it's definitely more advanced...but still not red...it's always been pink. She/he is annoyingly ambiguous!