Week old Orpingtons, any guesses on sex? Pic heavy

Dreysander

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Mar 5, 2015
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These orpingtons were all hatched a week ago, any guesses as to sexes? I know it's hard at a week but just for fun

Lavender 1

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Lavender 2
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Lavender 3 (I suspect this one might be a male)

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Brown (not sure about this one)
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Lavender 3 and Brown have been slower to feather than Lavender 1 and Lavender 2.
 
Even with huge combed breeds like Penedesencas or Anconas take a few weeks. English and American class take much longer.

Sometimes you can feather sex the flight feathers but that has to be done at one or two days old.
 
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