Sexing buff Orpingtons

[Kryancamp916]

hi! Brand new chicken mom here and first time posting. Recently got this sweet buff Orpington and named “her” lemon. Her hatch date was 8/20 and we got her from a reputable breeder in our area who guarantees sexing with a return up to 20 weeks from hatch date. I’ve read that BOs are really hard to sex. Lemon has us puzzled- the feathering seems different from what I see online for a pullet but she’s also so much smaller than the others on her same hatch date. She is the only buff orpington we got, though so hard to compare. I know it’s too early but if anyone has any strong inclination rooster vs hen I’d love to know! I’m very attached already thank you!

 

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hi! Brand new chicken mom here and first time posting. Recently got this sweet buff Orpington and named “her” lemon. Her hatch date was 8/20 and we got her from a reputable breeder in our area who guarantees sexing with a return up to 20 weeks from hatch date. I’ve read that BOs are really hard to sex. Lemon has us puzzled- the feathering seems different from what I see online for a pullet but she’s also so much smaller than the others on her same hatch date. She is the only buff orpington we got, though so hard to compare. I know it’s too early but if anyone has any strong inclination rooster vs hen I’d love to know! I’m very attached already thank you!

Too young to say yet. Look for the comb and wattles get large and red if it's a male. Post again when it gets to about 6 weeks old, sometimes it takes longer to tell, but that's a good starting point.