Orpingtons and Marans, Boys or girls?

[jklyles1]

Here are a few of my surprise chickens from California.

1st: BCM at 3 mos old NO Copper feathering anywhere


2nd: Smallest of all, 3 mos old. Still no tail. Black Orp or Olive egger. NO feathering on legs


3rd Black orp (possibly split to chocolate) 3 mos old Super slow to feather in. No feathering on legs. 2 pics




4th Black Orp 3 mos old

 

[BantamLover21]

I might be wrong, but they all look like roosters to me.

 

[Sunshine0235]

I might be wrong, but they all look like roosters to me.

I agree.

 

[SampyArctica]

All boys.

 

[mshuntjump]

X3

 

[donrae]

That's what I'm thinking, too.

 

[SummerSaige]

Oohhh.. unfortunately I'm going to have to agree with everyone else. They all look like roos, especially the last one.

 

[jklyles1]

Thanks everyone…...SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO sad

Its kinda what i thought but i was so hoping to be wrong!

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Hi there! I actually think the first one is a girl. She looks just like my buff orpington at that age. I hope I'm right!

 

[ElizWilliamson]

I hate to go against the grain here, but... I believe your BCM is a girl. I don't breed any of the others so I don't feel I can make an educated guess. Since there is no copper currently showing the likely hood of it being a female is greater, since females only have a necklace. Also, we tend to have females that have combs that grow faster than males. Hope I help and don't hurt!