Lavender Orpingtons 10 weeks

[Copperbottom]

My question is, I know combs are a good indication of sex but I’m watching tail development and what I believe to be saddle feather development and I’m trying to make a good guess on what’s what. Their combs seem to be all developing at the same pace but a few have very short tails that are kind of whispy and some their tails are more of an adult hen type. Thoughts?

 

[Gray Farms]

Cockerel. Orpingtons are slow developers, the male specific saddle feathers won't be coming in yet.

 

[JedJackson]

How many are there? Individual side and comb pictures are best. But at 10 weeks, pullets won't have large combs or much wattle development, if any. Are you sure you didn't mean 10 months? These birds look too big for 10 weeks to me.


Tail feathers don't really matter at that age, as Gray Farms said. Also, lavenders often have problems with feathering and you'll see some without tail feathers even when fully mature. I think it's just part of the genetics of that color variety.

Now, from what I can tell from the pictures:

Picture 1- bird on the left is a cockerel.
Picture 2- bird on the left, in the center of the photo is a cockerel.
Picture 3- cockerel
Picture 4- bird in center of photo is a cockerel
Picture 5- if it's really 10 weeks old then this bird is likely a cockerel, too.

 

[Copperbottom]

They will be 10 weeks Thursday. There are definitely feather differences. I guess I’ll wait and just see. There are 8 and if a larger comb is a definite then I will have a lot of Roos

 

[Gray Farms]

Combs at 10 weeks in Orpingtons are very likely cockerels.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

Cockerels

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

Also, I noticed in one of the pics, that a bird seemed to have a piece of chicken wire stuck on it.....

 

[Copperbottom]

Also, I noticed in one of the pics, that a bird seemed to have a piece of chicken wire stuck on it.....

You might see red zip ties, no chicken wire or anything stuck...

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

You might see red zip ties, no chicken wire or anything stuck...

Yeah I saw the zip ties. In pic 4, right next to the zip ties, going upward. It looks to be about at least 2 inches wide, and maybe 5 inches high?

 

[Copperbottom]

You might see red zip ties, no chicken wire or anything stuck...

Yeah I saw the zip ties. In pic 4, right next to the zip ties, going upward. It looks to be about at least 2 inches wide, and maybe 5 inches high?

lol

Yeah I saw the zip ties. In pic 4, right next to the zip ties, going upward. It looks to be about at least 2 inches wide, and maybe 5 inches high?

haha I see what you mean, I think it’s a shadow from the horse fence lol. They weren’t very close to it either. That was taken a few days ago. I’m out here now and I bet I could re create that effect