Urgent! What sex? 11 weeks old. The hatchery will take back the Roos

[TheOddOneOut]

Update: the cockerels were returned to the hatchery today and I ended up coming back home with 2 of 8. The breeder really thinks that the # 2 lavender is a pullet along with the chocolate Orpington pictured here. I sure hope he is right!
Hi
Can someone help me out with these lovely Lavender Orpingtons? It appears I received a mixed run of chocolate and lavenders. I asked for pullets, mixed communication, but the hatchery will take back the males and replace the 7 males out of my dozen. I’ve nailed down the chocolates but the lavenders have me scratching my head.

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Males.

 

[GLchicken]

Update: the cockerels were returned to the hatchery today and I ended up coming back home with 2 of 8. The breeder really thinks that the # 2 lavender is a pullet along with the chocolate Orpington pictured here. I sure hope he is right!
Hi
Can someone help me out with these lovely Lavender Orpingtons? It appears I received a mixed run of chocolate and lavenders. I asked for pullets, mixed communication, but the hatchery will take back the males and replace the 7 males out of my dozen. I’ve nailed down the chocolates but the lavenders have me scratching my head.

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Is #2 still a hen or has it become more rooster like?

 

[Gwenmjm]

Is #2 still a hen or has it become more rooster like?
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My husband told me he saw it crow so we gave it to a local farmer. Latest update is that the farmer thinks it’s a hen. The other chocolate that we bought back home was also re-homed to the same person. She says that one is definitely a roo

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Is #2 still a hen or has it become more rooster like?

My husband told me he saw it crow so we gave it to a local farmer. Latest update is that the farmer thinks it’s a hen. The other chocolate that we bought back home was also re-homed to the same person. She says that one is definitely a roo
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It is not a hen.

 

[RoosterWhisperer]

What hactery takes them back?

 

[GLchicken]

Is #2 still a hen or has it become more rooster like?

My husband told me he saw it crow so we gave it to a local farmer. Latest update is that the farmer thinks it’s a hen. The other chocolate that we bought back home was also re-homed to the same person. She says that one is definitely a roo
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Interesting! I also have a lavender who we thought was a rooster (husband also said he heard it crow) but it looks less rooster like than my obvious male chocolate but not as hen like as my chocolate hen. I’m not going to get rid of it just yet! I’ll try to get a photo of the 3 orpingtons tonight. Tricky!

 

[cluckmecoop7]

What does the hatchery do with roosters?

 

[Painted Calls]

All suspected cockerels are cockerels. The two you brought back were cockerels.

I think OP may mean breeder and not hatchery.

 

[cluckmecoop7]

I think OP may mean breeder and not hatchery.

 

[Gwenmjm]

Correct. It was the breeder