Orpington 16 weeks...hens?

[proo]

Boy and girl? Boys? Girls?

I am new to this.

Thank you!

 

[proo]

Had to switch device for photos...

 

[corewassen87]

Girls at 16 weeks

 

[brit86]

Id wait a little longer I also have 16 week old orpingtons and 1 is just starting to look like a roo

 

[donrae]

Is that a pea comb on the bird facing the camera? Can you get a better pic? I think I'm seeing a triple row pea comb.

 

[corewassen87]

Is that a pea comb on the bird facing the camera? Can you get a better pic? I think I'm seeing a triple row pea comb.

I didn't even see the second picture. I blew it up and it sure looks like a 3 row pea comb

 

[proo]

I have no clue what a pea comb is, but I'll add some more pics tomorrow. Combs, feet, feather shots.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Chickens can have a few different kinds of combs, pea being one of them. If your bird has a pea comb, it would not be a pure Orpington, because they have single combs. A pea comb that is triple rowed almost always indicates cockerel. Your other appears to have a single comb and looks to be a pullet.

 

[drumstick diva]

agree with Rhodebar Lover

 

[dolly85]

At 16 weeks they both look like pullets, although the pictures aren't the greatest. A comb shot and side shot of the birds in a natural stance with good light would be better! Orpingtons should have a single comb so the curious one facing the camera is of mixed heritage. Three rows of peas do not necessarily mean it is a male, especially in a 16 week old bird. Here is a pic of my 4 month old easter egger leghorn cross. She developed 3 rows of peas on her comb by 12 weeks and laid her first egg at 19 weeks.