Splash Orpington Hen or Roo?

[kari_dawn]

he just looks so...beefy for an EE though

 

[hdowden]

not splash but is a roo

 

[Happy Chooks]

Not a splash or an Orp, but definitely a roo.

 

[PoultryQueen29]

100% ROOSTER!!! No doubt in that! You can always tell by the coloration in your situation.

 

[Gvnam]

It's screaming ROO!

 

[Katydid2011]

100% Roo!

 

[chicknerd]

What amazes me about this guy is that the saddle feathers did not come in until he was about 20 weeks or so. And he doesn't really have big tail feathers like I would have expected. His neck feathers only recently grew in pointed, it was hard to tell for weeks.

But then again I was thinking I was dealing with an Orpington and he is not, so I think that is what helped confuse me.

Thanks again!
More photos tomorrow. Now I am really curious what he might be.

 

[Chicken Frenzie]

Boy.

 

[EEBLACKCOPPERMARAN]

He is a rooster.

 

[chicknerd]

Here are two more photos of the roo. It would be interesting to know what kind of mix he is.