Orphington?? What genders

[Trosas]

So the lavander one do not crow or anything I'm pretty sure the blrw are cockerels unfortunately. Pretty sure they will be stew if they are since I have way more cockerels then pullets. Also these two lavenders do not fight with my main rooster. So idk what to think

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

I would wait. A rooster will have a bigger comb and rooster saddle and hackle feathers at 5 months. The Wyandotte I can see looks like a rooster.

 

[Trosas]

I would wait. A rooster will have a bigger comb and rooster saddle and shackle feathers at 5 months. The Wyandotte I can see looks like a rooster.

I would wait. A rooster will have a bigger comb and rooster saddle and shackle feathers at 5 months. The Wyandotte I can see looks like a rooster.

Yea I will wait a little longer no one is laying or crow except one that I know for sure is and suspect my two blrw to be cockerels as well. Thank you

 

[Frazzemrat1]

Yea I will wait a little longer no one is laying or crow except one that I know for sure is and suspect my two blrw to be cockerels as well. Thank you

If you already have a dominant rooster, they may not crow for some time. Crowing is a way of claiming females and claiming territory. An immature cockerel is not going to crow around an adult dominant rooster for fear of being thrashed.

 

[ColtHandorf]

Additionally Orpingtons seem to mature a little slower. I have a nearly nine month old Blue cockerel that isn't crowing yet. And 12 five month old Lavenders weren't crowing at the time of butchering. My five month old Silver-laced and White Orpington cockerels aren't crowing either.

 

[Trosas]

Additionally Orpingtons seem to mature a little slower. I have a nearly nine month old Blue cockerel that isn't crowing yet. And 12 five month old Lavenders weren't crowing at the time of butchering. My five month old Silver-laced and White Orpington cockerels aren't crowing either.

 

[Trosas]

Got it, he is the only one crowing he is actually two weeks younger. So I thought that was odd. But that makes sense

 

[homeschoolin momma]

I think they are both pullets at 5 months of age.

I'm also leaning this direction. At 5 months, it should have a bigger comb and wattles. Im also not seeing any pointy saddle feathers. This one may fool you.

 

[ColtHandorf]

Do we get a cookie if it's a cockerel? lol My five month-old Lavender pullets look like your definite pullet, with no comb and wattle development. They almost look "gypsy-faced". That bright red screams cockerel to me, even though the comb and wattles aren't overly large yet. Most of my cockerels didn't have that much size when they were butchered either.