Too early to suspect a roo?

[Chickeninthemeadow]

One of my Buff Orpingtons, (age 2 weeks today) is a good bit larger than the rest of the girls. They were bought from a private hatchery and they all were about the same size when purchased at 2 days old. Could this one who is definately larger and heavier than the rest possibly a roo? It's comb also looks a little more predominate, but it's not turning colors yet. They are supposed to be all pullets, but I know how it goes, sometimes roos appear!

 

[FMAFarms]

I'm assuming the breeder sold them as a straight run, if you're unsure of the gender. Size at this age is not a good indicator of gender. Of the seven Buff Orp chicks I've got in the brooder right now, six of them are in a size 7 leg band and one is in a size 9 leg band. The size 9 chick is a good deal heftier than the others, too. But... she's a girl, my Hazel, while one of the six lighter Orps is my boy, Arnold, very distinguishable by his comb and his little nano-wattles. I suspect you just have a chick with a healthy appetite.

 

[Chickeninthemeadow]

No, he didn't sell them as straight run. However, he said in about 2 in every 50 hatches generally turns out to be cockerels. So the odds are definitely that they are pullets, but with this one little chick being such a big girl compared to her sisters, I was wondering if size is an indication at this age (esp knowing that roos are about 2 to 3 pounds heavier than hens on average at maturity).