Pullet or cockerel? Suspicious hackle feathers

[kat_and_hens]

Hi all! My lavender Orpington, Sweet Pea, is 10 weeks old and I noticed she is getting some suspiciously pointy hackle feathers. I am not sure if Orpingtons are slower developers - is there a chance she could actually be a he?

She was sexed at birth, allegedly (haha) but there is always room for error...

thanks for the feed

 

[ChloeSilkie08]

Could you show the tail feathers?

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Could you show the tail feathers?

We don’t need to see them. And there’d be nothing at this age. Look to the comb - Large and pink is definite boy, small and pale is a female.
OP, your bird is female.

 

[ChloeSilkie08]

We don’t need to see them. And there’d be nothing at this age. Look to the comb - Large and pink is definite boy, small and pale is a female.
OP, your bird is female.

I was wondering because she mentioned them in the title.

 

[kat_and_hens]

We don’t need to see them. And there’d be nothing at this age. Look to the comb - Large and pink is definite boy, small and pale is a female.
OP, your bird is female.

Thank goodness! We aren’t allowed to have roosters in my town.

 

[ChloeSilkie08]

Thank goodness! We aren’t allowed to have roosters in my town.

In the whole town?

 

[kat_and_hens]

Could you show the tail feathers?

just for kicks - here is a full body shot:

 

[ChloeSilkie08]

just for kicks - here is a full body shot:

Yeah, that's a hen!

 

[kat_and_hens]

In the whole town?

For anyone with land under 2 acres. So by “we” I should clarify “we” means my family; we only have 1/2 acre.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

I was wondering because she mentioned them in the title.

The hackles are on the neck - we can see them.