Orpington girls or boys

[Cooper88]

That dark red one is a Rhode Island Red not an Orpington and it is a definite boy. The other two are definitely Buff Orpingtons and they both appear to be girls to me (some of my girls had big combs too) but you’ll just have to wait and see to be sure.

wow... how long should I wait!! lol

 

[ShrekDawg]

wow... how long should I wait!! lol

I think you should be able to tell for sure in a few more weeks maybe? If not sooner. Sometimes you can’t tell for sure until they either crow or lay

 

[Cooper88]

I think you should be able to tell for sure in a few more weeks maybe? If not sooner. Sometimes you can’t tell for sure until they either crow or lay

I want to cry!!!!!!

 

[ShrekDawg]

I want to cry!!!!!!

I’m so sorry!!

It really sucks when you were hoping for girls and wind up with so many boys! Especially if you get attached to them.

I know the feeling. I hatched chicks in November and they ALL ended boys except for one!!! 8 boys out of 9 chicks.

It’s not exactly the same because I knew I would get boys hatching my own (though I was expecting more 50/50 or even 75% not 90% ) rather than being told they were girls but still. I can imagine being told they were girls and having them not be would be much worse.

 

[Cooper88]

I’m so sorry!!

It really sucks when you were hoping for girls and wind up with so many boys! Especially if you get attached to them.

I know the feeling. I hatched chicks in November and they ALL ended boys except for one!!! 8 boys out of 9 chicks.

It’s not exactly the same because I knew I would get boys hatching my own (though I was expecting more 50/50 or even 75% not 90% ) rather than being told they were girls but still. I can imagine being told they were girls and having them not be would be much worse.

Thank you for your answer!!

 

[ShrekDawg]

Thank you for your answer!!

No problem!

 

[ShrekDawg]

I would definitely talk to the seller for sure though if she sold you them all as girls and as Buff Orpingtons because that red one is not. Although that could have been a simple mix up since they can look similar as chicks but still.

 

[Kdlevesque]

Just for reference… This is a picture of two of my buff Orpington’s that was made about four years ago. The one on the right turned out to be a female and this picture was made when she was about 10-12 weeks old. You can tell that her sister, that was the same age was not nearly as mature as she was.She was one of my best layers but was an early maturer And started laying at 16 weeks.We did lose her last summer to cancer (3 1/2 years old) and I really hated it because she was such a sweet girl. I have to admit she had me guessing for a while though whether she was a he or a she.

 

[Cooper88]

Just for reference… This is a picture of two of my buff Orpington’s that was made about four years ago. The one on the right turned out to be a female and this picture was made when she was about 10-12 weeks old. You can tell that her sister, that was the same age was not nearly as mature as she was.She was one of my best layers but was an early maturer And started laying at 16 weeks.We did lose her last summer to cancer (3 1/2 years old) and I really hated it because she was such a sweet girl. I have to admit she had me guessing for a while though whether she was a he or a she.

Should I wait until they crow or lay?

 

[Kdlevesque]

Should I wait until they crow or lay?

That is what I would do. I just had seven Easter Egger chicks hatch out about five weeks ago and they have pea combs so I think they’re going to be much more difficult to know the gender. I have my guesses but who knows.