She might be a HE...and I'm pissed if he is

[pjknust]

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My Buff Orp pullets look just like yours , they will be 10 wk on Monday.

pam in TX

 

[goldfinches]

I have two bo's and they're 15 weeks now, I think. They're just beginning to get combs and wattles. Those on yours are very well defined. Mine had basically none at 10 weeks.

 

[Cowgirl71]

That's a rooster, sorry.

Some roosters can take four months or longer to develop pointed saddle and hackle feathers. At ten weeks old that chicken has very large and red comb and wattles. Also, he's got an orange-ish sheen to him, which in Buff Orpingtons, means rooster.

 

[Nicolette'sFarmette]

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I agree! I have four BO girls that will be eleven weeks on Monday...and they don't even have any waddles yet (well, just barely coming in) and their combs are very small still with hardly any red.

Isn't it still a little early at 10 weeks for there to be very noticeable roo feathers??

 

[Nicolette'sFarmette]

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[eggcamefirst]

I have 2 other BO and one is just starting to get the red comb and wattles.....at what age to they start to crow?

Are there any other details that could give me an answer one way or another?

 

[speckledhen]

That is a cockerel. I have no doubt.

 

[sunny & the 5 egg layers]

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You can post pictures of the other ones if you want and we can give you our opinion.

Rooster Characteristics You Can Look For:
Thick Legs
Saddle Feathers
Red Comb and Wattles

 

[eggcamefirst]

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Not even a little doubt?

 

[speckledhen]

Nope, sorry.