What gender is this Orp?

[saridout]

My flock is now 2.5 months old, and three of them are definitely males, and one is definitely a female, but i've got one straggler, Blue. I'm leaning towards her being a girl, but that may just be wishful thinking. She has been fighting with my splash cockerel, in which they wrestle each other to the floor by holding each other by the comb. Do pullets fight like this, or does this confirm she's a he? All the chickens' legs look about the same size, so no indication there. Here are some photos:

First, the most recent pics of Blue:

Now, if she was the only example, i'd say she looks like a rooster. But then, here's one of her brothers:

But on the OTHER other hand, the one obvious hen is incredibly hen-like, and has the most diminutive comb ever:

What do yall think?

 

[Mahonri]

I've been wrong before, but I'm guessing roo.

 

[steffpeck]

I think it looks like a roo.

 

[BrianT]

I won't be any help on the gender but that's a good lookin' bird.

 

[saridout]

wow, that was fast!

yeah, i was afraid of that. i guess i'll keep him or her around until i hear a crow, just to be sure. thanks BrianT

 

[Happy Chooks]

I too think roo.

 

[JOSEYWALES]

Call me crazy but I say girl.

 

[saridout]

No one's mentioned yet if both hens and roosters fight each other in the fashion i mentioned. I'm pretty darned new to chickens, so i wouldn't know

 

[NonnasBabies]

I think roo also!! At 2.5 months old that's just too much comb & wattle!! As far as the fighting goes, I've never seen mine do that extreme fighting that young but who can say!! I've had all pullets at times with none of that and right now I have 7 roos in a coop, their 12 weeks old and the only thing I've seen them do is chase each other around and do the standing up to each other chest butting and the fluffing out of the neck feathers!!

Missi

 

[saridout]

Yeah, mine do the puffy chest thing too, and then they fly at each other and squawk. But today, i temporarily moved Blue back into the brooder with Rex, my big splash cockerel, and they were fighting roughly enough to bloody Blue's comb and face, so i took him out. Blue was pretty shaken up afterward

I thought orpingtons were supposed to be docile...