Lavender orpington

[Avega]

5ish week old lavender orpington. I’m sending my first lavender that turned out to be a roo to a farm this weekend, is this one a cockerel as well?

 

[ShrekDawg]

It’s looking like it to me. That comb is very red for that young. but it doesn’t look very big yet so there might still be hope Orpingtons can be hard to sex.

 

[Chick-N-Fun]

Hoping for a pullet!

 

[Gray Farms]

Cockerel

 

[Minky]

I think the look in its eye says cockerel. I may have ended up with 5 pullets, out of 5 eggs... so I'd love to trade.. I wanted a cockerel...

 

[Avega]

Where are you located

I think the look in its eye says cockerel. I may have ended up with 5 pullets, out of 5 eggs... so I'd love to trade.. I wanted a cockerel...

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[Minky]

I'm in Ontario, Canada... :-(

 

[drswann]

5ish week old lavender orpington. I’m sending my first lavender that turned out to be a roo to a farm this weekend, is this one a cockerel as well?

Lavender Orpingtons one one of the breeds we are considering. How do you like them? I've read that they have a calm temperament and would be good around kids.

I have no experience with chickens so this will be a new adventure for us. Also, about a year or so out so I am in the research phase.

 

[Minky]

Lavender Orpingtons one one of the breeds we are considering. How do you like them? I've read that they have a calm temperament and would be good around kids.

I have no experience with chickens so this will be a new adventure for us. Also, about a year or so out so I am in the research phase.

Hi - so my 2 cents (I have 3 kids and have had chickens for 3 years now- we have about 60 right now.. LOL) if you can get several different breeds it is always fun to have each one a different colour, lay blue, green, cream, buff, dark brown, white, or olive eggs. I would get at least 6 or 7 (ideally 7-10) if you want to be able to stop buying eggs, give a dozen to a teacher, parent, mailman, friend etc.... Getting 4 the first year and 4 the second year would stretch out the good egg laying years. Easter Eggers have cute fluffy cheeks and beards, chickens have all sorts of combs, colours of legs etc... I would get 2 Easter Egger, 2 Olive egger, a Maran, 1 Welsummer, and maybe a crested cream leg bar... maybe a brown leghorn for a white egg.. You have all different bodies, colours and egg colour. What fun!

 

[Avega]

Lavender Orpingtons one one of the breeds we are considering. How do you like them? I've read that they have a calm temperament and would be good around kids.

I have no experience with chickens so this will be a new adventure for us. Also, about a year or so out so I am in the research phase.

Hi - so my 2 cents (I have 3 kids and have had chickens for 3 years now- we have about 60 right now.. LOL) if you can get several different breeds it is always fun to have each one a different colour, lay blue, green, cream, buff, dark brown, white, or olive eggs. I would get at least 6 or 7 (ideally 7-10) if you want to be able to stop buying eggs, give a dozen to a teacher, parent, mailman, friend etc.... Getting 4 the first year and 4 the second year would stretch out the good egg laying years. Easter Eggers have cute fluffy cheeks and beards, chickens have all sorts of combs, colours of legs etc... I would get 2 Easter Egger, 2 Olive egger, a Maran, 1 Welsummer, and maybe a crested cream leg bar... maybe a brown leghorn for a white egg.. You have all different bodies, colours and egg colour. What fun!

We are very new to this! Our older chicks are 14 weeks so they aren’t even laying yet. They have all been great with our kids. We have Easter Eggers, light brahmas, red sex link, and I just got this lavender and a buff Orpington. This past weekend we gave away our other Orpington along with a columbian Wyandotte, my kids loved them! Would love a lavender orpington but doesn’t seem like I’m having much luck. The light brahmas are my kids favorites!