Orpingtons have me at a lost

Roo5

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Feb 17, 2019
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April 25th I bought 16 day old chicks,3 being lavender Orpington. Well all the birds are about 5 1/2 weeks old and are starting to show more and more Rooster/hen features and behaviors .The Orpingtons ALWAYS leave lost and confused, usually just wait till their two or three months for sure.These are my first Lavenders all the rest Have been Buff.My last Buffs were about the same age when they left me lost and confused.Idk what it is with these birds, but the pullets seem to often grow facial features and turn color very early on.
Any help would be great
Chick1
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I also forgot to mention, none of these three are aggressive, just very calm and friendly, never engage in fights and act like pullets for the most part.
Chick2
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Chick3
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Their also all shapes like girls, not much male posturing.
 
ACTAULLY,that’s good because I thought all three might be boys,so we’ll just wait and hope.I want atleast one Orpington.
 
1 & 2 pullets #3 I believe might be a cockerel. I have some Orps as well...here is a pic of a pair I bought, they were 8 weeks, the black one is a cockerel
they both had comb and wattle development, but my cockerel was just a little bigger
 

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