Mottled Lavender Orpingtons 4 weeks (ish)

cluckincarole · Jun 3, 2020

This is going to be picture heavy. I've written names to help identify.

I'm sure that Diamond is a girl. Daisy..hoping for a pullet but most think cockerel. Rick..cockerel. Morty...hoping for a pullet just because he is such a snuggler and very sweet but most likely another cockerel.

Does anyone want to take a guess? I know it's early and Orpingtons are hard to sex in general.

Honora · Jun 3, 2020

I agree, Diamond looks like the only girl to me.

cluckincarole · Jun 3, 2020

I don't know what I'm going to do with all these boys. 6 boys to 2 girls... lol. Luckily 3 are bantam size..but still!! I have struck out hard with the straight runs.

cluckincarole · Jun 8, 2020

Some updated pictures.

Honora · Jun 9, 2020

The one with the feathered shoulders & the small comb looks female. Is there more than one like that?

cluckincarole · Jun 9, 2020

I have 3 that are similar and 1 that is feathered except her head and some of her back.

Here are the 3 mostly nonfeathered chicks grouped together. The one you mention with the feathered shoulders is in the middle in both images. The one to the left of it only has some tail and wing feathers. The one on the right is more feathered in than either of them but not as much as the one I know is female.

The last picture is of the one who is mostly feathered with a small flesh colored comb and wattles. Her back is feathered and so is her chest. Her tail feathers are not as big as one of the others but she did get them early. I feel she is a girl.