Please tell me this is a rooster! :)

[harriedhomemaker]

Since my order got royally messed up by a certain hatchery, I'm not certain they remembered to give me the Buff Orpington roo I ordered.

My chicks will be 5 weeks old in two days. I have three Buff Orpingtons, but this one stands out. For one thing, it is far more scraggly than any other bird in my flock. Its comb is slightly bigger and, unless I'm imagining it, pinker than the other BOs. Compared to the other BOs, it tends to be more aggressive and I've never seen it roosting. My other two BOs were the first ones to figure out how to fly up and roost on things.


Here's my rooster candidate:





Here s/he is from the back:







And here's one of the other BOs for comparison:





What do you think?

 

[FireTigeris]

Looks like a boy and girl to me.

 

[harriedhomemaker]

Looks like a boy and girl to me.

I sure hope so! We have taken to calling Bird #1 "Doofenshmirtz" and that's a poor name for a pullet!

 

[Tombrewster421]

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I sure hope so! We have taken to calling Bird #1 "Doofenshmirtz" and that's a poor name for a pullet!

I love the name!

 

[harriedhomemaker]

I love the name!

Thanks

 

[Mingming]

I thought roo too... But my guess is only 7 weeks good (that's how long I've had my orps!)