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This One's Confusing Me...

Discussion in 'What Breed Or Gender is This?' started by Firearia, Aug 29, 2010.

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  1. Aug 29, 2010 #1
    Firearia

    Firearia Songster

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    I have this one Buff Orpington that is confusing me. I think she's a pullet but I'm starting to doubt myself. "She's" three months old on September 4th. I really hope it's a hen because I can't afford to keep any more roosters, and I love this one's temperament.
    Her comb is paler in real life... Just a note.

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  2. Aug 29, 2010 #2
    lovinlife

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    Looks like a girl to me. But, what do I know. [​IMG]
     
  3. Aug 29, 2010 #3
    bufforp89

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    I would say a hen. I would guess that she has the bigger comb and waddles because you have no rooster making a dominent type hen.
     
  4. Aug 29, 2010 #4
    Firearia

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    I have six roosters...[​IMG] I need to get rid of a bunch...

    Hmm... The thing is she always runs away from fights and does her own thing. Thanks for reassuring me so far though!
     
  5. Aug 29, 2010 #5
    DaisyKin

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    We have 12 Buff Orps, too, 16 weeks old. This one looks like our roos did at 3 months. See the shiney feathers on the back below the neck and above the tail? That's the tell-tale sign of a roo. Our hens have absolutely no shiney feathers like that. [​IMG]

    Some of our roos were late bloomers, but now there is no question that they are roosters. Ugh.

    I guess we'll be eating chicken dinners soon. 8 roosters, 4 hens. [​IMG]
     
  6. Aug 29, 2010 #6
    Firearia

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    That's what I thought about the shinies too, however all my other roosters had developed saddle feathers and huge red combs back in July. Maybe we have the next cousin it...

    Oh, and enjoy your chicken dinner! They taste really good, but I can't eat my guys. [​IMG]


    Also, her comb has made no development since the start of august. Now the other hens combs are starting to grow like crazy.
     
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  7. Aug 29, 2010 #7
    ve

    ve Songster 9 Years

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    It is a boy
     
  8. Aug 29, 2010 #8
    matthewschickens

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    I think it is a boy.. Sorry [​IMG]
     
  9. Aug 29, 2010 #9
    BekahBear

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    I say roo. [​IMG]
    just look at the shiny "boy" feathers coming in
     
  10. Aug 29, 2010 #10
    Muggsmagee

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    Looks like a girl. I have mentioned this in many posts...my BO was very confusing to me...large red comb, thick legs, a bit larger than the other 2 BO's, assertive...she now lays 3-4 eggs a week! Sometimes we have a hen that "wants" to be a rooster! My BO's comb flops to the side and looks like a hair "flip". How could I have ever thought she was a roo?!? [​IMG]
     
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