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[Lunachickfringe]

Hi there! I love my new buff orpingtons and if I were to limit myself to only one breed, they would be it. So sweet, curious and friendly! I have recently had four little chicks given to me and now that they are a couple of months old...I am worried that I may have all roosters. Their combs and waddles are growing. Now, three of them are reddening and the other one still has a peachy comb, although it has grown. I hope since you all have experience with this breed, you won't mind me picking your brains.

This is a shot of all four of them, the one I think may be a girl is facing away. I will post that one below.
Any ideas?

 

[Lunachickfringe]

Hi there! I love my new buff orpingtons and if I were to limit myself to only one breed, they would be it. So sweet, curious and friendly! I have recently had four little chicks given to me and now that they are a couple of months old...I am worried that I may have all roosters. Their combs and waddles are growing. Now, three of them are reddening and the other one still has a peachy comb, although it has grown. I hope since you all have experience with this breed, you won't mind me picking your brains.

This is a shot of all four of them, the one I think may be a girl is facing away. I will post that one below.
Any ideas?

 

[cbnovick]

Hi there! I love my new buff orpingtons and if I were to limit myself to only one breed, they would be it. So sweet, curious and friendly! I have recently had four little chicks given to me and now that they are a couple of months old...I am worried that I may have all roosters. Their combs and waddles are growing. Now, three of them are reddening and the other one still has a peachy comb, although it has grown. I hope since you all have experience with this breed, you won't mind me picking your brains.

This is a shot of all four of them, the one I think may be a girl is facing away. I will post that one below.
Any ideas?

How old are they??

 

[takethelead]

helena
Juke Junior
suzie

the girls

my first orpington steve

 

[Lunachickfringe]

How old are they??

Right around 10 weeks...but I saw some comb development at about five weeks. Is that typical of B Orpingtons, or just the males?

 

[cbnovick]

Right around 10 weeks...but I saw some comb development at about five weeks. Is that typical of B Orpingtons, or just the males?

by 10 weeks both males and females can have comb development...but the males should have much rounder/bigger/redder combs and more upright stance as well...usually much bigger legs/feet too.

 

[littlechicklet]

Right around 10 weeks...but I saw some comb development at about five weeks. Is that typical of B Orpingtons, or just the males?

I think it all depends on the line as far as combs or heads go. I have seen some pullets with hardly any comb and others with larger combs. The same goes for the size of the heads: its genetic and some pullets have a nice large head and others a tiny little snake head. I would start watching for saddle feathers to come in. I am new to Orps and often times its hard for me to sex some of them. Fingers crossed you got at least one pullet.

 

[Lunachickfringe]

by 10 weeks both males and females can have comb development...but the males should have much rounder/bigger/redder combs and more upright stance as well...usually much bigger legs/feet too. 

Thank you! It's funny, the buffs are tougher to guess than my other chickens. My maran too looked like a velociraptor by five weeks while the girls were more....horizontal. My buffs all look the horizontal but with combs. Lol!

 

[Lunachickfringe]

I think it all depends on the line as far as combs or heads go.  I have seen some pullets with hardly any comb and others with larger combs.  The same goes for the size of the heads: its genetic and some pullets have a nice large head and others a tiny little snake head.  I would start watching for saddle feathers to come in.  I am new to Orps and often times its hard for me to sex some of them.  Fingers crossed you got at least one pullet.

. you're right....saddle feathers will probably be my only indicator for a while! Good call!

 

[Lunachickfringe]

Thank you! It's funny, the buffs are tougher to guess than my other chickens. My maran too looked like a velociraptor by five weeks while the girls were more....horizontal. My buffs all look the horizontal but with combs. Lol!

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