Worried now ....

[Rennie]

Please confirm that the blue orp is a girl , They are 5 months old and Bluebell has just grown her wattles and they look massive compared to Honeys at the back ..... After reading this thread https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=355777 im confused ...

 

[Dar]

I dont know who bluebell is but I see.

from the foreground to the back
hen
hen
roo
hen (?) need a better pic
hen

 

[Rennie]

Sorry bluebell is the blue one

.. the one in question second from the back ..

The 2 wyandottes are deffinatley girls ..If not my rooster is gay lol

 

[ggrap]

Do you have a picture of her tail end?

 

[Rennie]

No, But i can get one tomorrow

 

[onthespot]

Girl. look at the rounded feathers on the back. No pointy hackle and saddle feathers. Whew!

 

[Rennie]

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Whew! is an understatement lol...

So whats with the big comb and wattles?They were both hatched on the same day yet are so different in that aspect ..other than that they are identical ..


I have a close up of Honey .. Like i said they look identical feather wise

 

[macmama]

At 5 months all 3 of my BO hens had combs and wattles more like Bluebell (actually one of mine is named Bluebell too) And they've been laying for 3 months now, so I know they're girls.

I think your BO is just slower to mature.
ETA: Here's MY Bluebell, at 6 months...

 

[ggrap]

I would be careful putting your baby down that low with a chicken...eyeballs look so much like grapes!

 

[macmama]

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Yeah, I was right there... and the chickens are pretty baby-shy for some reason (probably those yanking hands) They won't get close enough for him to grab, but just in case I was lying right next to him (except to grab a quick pic)