My two Buff Orpingtons-same age and such a difference in their faces!

[farmerinKC]

Big Buffy is on the left and Sweetie is on the right-I think they are both girls-they are the same age but Big Buffy is so much redder in the face-bigger comb and wattles. They will be 15 weeks old in two days. I have read that Buff Orpingtons really vary in how fast they mature-but I'm starting to wonder if Big Buffy is a he? Any opinions?

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

It really looks like a boy to me. Can you get a full body shot?

 

[farmerChef]

Big Buffy is a roo, no doubt. You can see pointy hackle(neck) feathers. A full body shot would confirm.

 

[hcppam]

Big buffy is now to be called big buff.

 

[TheSpiceGirls]

I'm not at all an expert but my BO started to turn that red at 15-16 weeks. And she's definitely a hen.
I agree a full body shot would be helpful.

 

[kidcody]

Looks like you have a beautiful rooster!

 

[Karen 2739]

A rooster for sure! I just went through this. I was in denial. I decided to await a egg or a crow. The very next morning, that boy crowed!

I did find him a really great home and he is living happily ever after.

 

[donrae]

I think buffy could be a hen. They have to start getting red sometime, and should start laying at 18-20 weeks. A profile body shot would help, to look for saddle feathers and thicker legs, plus the body color is richer on cockerals.

 

[Cowgirl71]

You for sure have 1 rooster and 1 pullet. I have two Buff Orpington roosters (15 weeks July 30th) that look just like yours. One started crowing a couple weeks ago, the other should start any day.

 

[CMTSMWC]

I don't think it's a rooster at all. My BO are the same age and one has a huge waddle and comb and the other has a very small one. And they are both hens because they are both laying! What is its behavior? I say they are both females. Some just take longer to develop.