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

[eggcamefirst]

I will post pics shortly but I wanted to ask a question 1st.

At 10 Weeks with decent pictures, can you tell if its a he or a she?

 

[Schwartzfarmnc]

Depends on the breed and pictures, but with all the knowledge within this site, I'd say someone could tell you for certain.

 

[sherrydeanne]

For most breeds, yes.

 

[eggcamefirst]

"She" is a Buff Orpington at 10 weeks.

How can you tell????

 

[JodyJo]

I would say she...no saddle or hackle feathers yet...

see my roo: saddle feathers are the yellowish ones near the tail, by the fluff...the hackle feathers are around the base of the neck, by ten weeks, you would see some indication of that feathering.

Someone else have another opinion?

 

[kinsey228]

Looks like a pullet to me

 

[jarvis]

i say hen

here a pics of one of my bo hens .. they are both really red on the wattles and comb too

magni is the bo emma is the dom ..
i dont have any pics of just the bos lol .. ( walks out to get more chicken pics lol)

 

[blefky]

BO's can be kind of difficult to determine at an early age (IMO), but yours has a quite well developed comb and wattles for 10 weeks, as well as a lot of color. If it were mine, I'd be thinking boy. Here's a photo of some of my girls at 9 weeks for comparison:

 

[JodyJo]

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mmmm, doesn't look good....keep us posted, I would say pullet, but I don't have any BO....let us know!

 

[sunny & the 5 egg layers]

Looks like a rooster to me. A pullets comb usually won't get that red until they are closer to laying age (which is 20+ weeks for Buff Orpingtons).