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His comb is the usual size for an English Orpington.Just looking at his comb leads me to believe he may not have a lot of male hormones going on there. His comb is hen sized. A roosters should be much larger. I wouldn’t use him as breeding stock, but to be fair, you may want to wait until spring and see if the longer daylight hours cause his hormones to kick in.
Another thing to consider is are the hens older than him? Mature hens are usually unimpressed with cockerels and will even beat them up.