Question about BBS orp color and gender

[speckledhen]

Sounds like you may have your blue Suedenetor, Jr! Keeping everthing crossed for a boy. Now, that means that splash better be a girl, LOL. Not sure you could stand the awesomeness of two Suede, Jr's!

 

[Katy]

I agree that he's blue and while it's really early yet to bet the farm on the gender I'd guess boy, just from his stance.

 

[speckledhen]

Another vote for blue! Bet he'll be a dark one like one of Suede's brothers was.

 

[Majestic Lane Poultry]

Quote:
sssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhh It is a boy...yes a boy say it with me now

"it is a blue boy"

LOL Well there's a 50/50 chance!

And if it's like most BBS Orps that I hatch here it's a BOY!

I seem to have the same problem. Do you think it is the mountain air?

 

[BamaChicken]

Knowing I can be wrong but I am guessing dark blue pullet. Head looks feminine in photo

 

[popcornpuppy]

I don't know much about the colors so I won't take a guess on that,

but in regards to the sex, I 'm going out on a limb and voting roo at the risk of being scoffed.

It has been our own personal experience with a couple of different breeds (RIR's and Barred rocks) that the ones with fuzzy butts, no tail feathers by 10 days of age, and stubby wings have all been roos. For us, these traits have been accurate signs of gender. Since it is not an exact science, I am not sure if the more experiened folks will tell me I'm luckily guessing correctly and there are more traits to factor in for accurate sexing.
But, you still get my vote for roo

forgot to tell you how unbelievably cute they are!!!!!!!!!

 

[speckledhen]

Kathy, you'll find that the BBS Orps are very slow feathering. I thought Smoky was a cockerel for a long time due to that, plus her huge tree trunk legs. At four weeks or so, you will usually notice the pullets are nicely feathering and the males still have fuzzy or bare backs. Barred Rocks and RIRs are very different in their rate of development from these. They are so much easier, especially the BRs that you can sex at hatch!