Please tell me this is not a Rooster!

[JacinLarkwell]

Lavender Orpington Cockerel.

Really? His stance and shape are just tall and scrawny for (even a lavender) an orpington

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Really? His stance and shape are just tall and scrawny for (even a lavender) an orpington

Yes, but based on the fact that he is single-combed, red-eared, has clean slate legs, a pure lavender color, and no muffs/crests/foot fluff/ that's what he has to be.
He's got very poor type in terms of the Orpington standard, I agree, but he's a pretty rooster.

 

[kurby22]

Hello BYC!,

My chickens are a few days over 16 weeks old. I picked them up from the hatchery when they hatched and was told they were all hens. This chicken is very tall and seems to look like a rooster, but there is no "Cock-a-doodle-doo"!

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Yeah that’s a rooster

 

[kurby22]

He's an interesting shape. What breed is he supposed to be?

Yeah, he’s a very long and thin looking Lav Orp. One of my boys looked similar at this age. Lanky teenager I guess!

 

[CooksCorner]

Hello BYC!,

My chickens are a few days over 16 weeks old. I picked them up from the hatchery when they hatched and was told they were all hens. This chicken is very tall and seems to look like a rooster, but there is no "Cock-a-doodle-doo"!

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He's so handsome

 

[SchoolPsychMom]

Excellent photography!

 

[EggSighted4Life]

He's got very poor type in terms of the Orpington standard

Maybe the difference between English and American standards? I personally do not prefer the American. But they seem common in hatchery birds that are bred more for production.

I will note that I'm seeing a lot of new hybrids coming on the scene these days that look like the breeds we already have standards for but something is just a miss.

@curlyp

My initial assessment is also Lav Orp cockerel as others have stated. His crowing will come soon enough! Some boys have not crowed until way over a year old, but it's usually way sooner for most.

That's a lovely group you got there!

Hope you are enjoying BYC!