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Hi guys, been a few weeks now and I think this “pullet” his show his true colours. Would I be correct?

Hello friends, are we thinking he or she for this chook? I thought rooster for sure but on a Facebook group most said pullet. Now I have no idea

Oh but what big tails they have! 😬😬 that’s what’s throwing me off… there is crowing so one is definitely a boy, it would be nice if one was a hen though!

Which is the definite?

A friend just sent me a photo of her two “hens” and asked if one is a boy… am I right in assuming they are both males? About 5 months old

1 is from a mixed pen that does have buff orp hens and a roo, so there was the chance for a purebred but I was skeptical. The two older ones are actually purchased from a pen of pure orps - but this is the 3rd time buying from this breeder and her chicks always feather up late, look scraggly...

hello, I have 3 buff orpingtons (potentially mixed) and a random little chick I’d like help with sexing. Orps 2 & 3 are 13 weeks old, chicks 1 & 4 are a couple of weeks younger. I’m thinking my only girl is 2? What are everyone else’s thoughts?

Shame, he’s very sweet! But can’t stay as I’m in suburbia. Do you think the grey bird is a pullet? The darker feathers on the top of the wings had me questioning

Do these help?

Oh wow, thank you! I didn’t realise the naked neck pic didn’t attach, so I’ve added a better photo. It would be great if they were pullets!

Would I be correct in saying the blue and the brown are cockerels and the white is a pullet? Around 16 weeks of age. Thank you for any help!

15 weeks old, what do you think?

Do the white auracanas look like ladies to you?

Hi all, I have babies to move on and would like help with sexing. I am mostly puzzled by my 15wk old Easter eggers. “White” and “Grey” look very red and also have what seem to be spiky roo heads, but no crowing, no saddle feathers from what I can see. Orpingtons 2 & 3 are definitely 10wks, they...

Thank you, let’s hope

Hello, my little grey bird is 8 weeks old and I was thinking pullet but her comb makes me suspicious. The two white ones are 12 weeks old and Easter eggers. Am I right in thinking they are both boys and I can cull them? Or should I wait a little longer?

Surely an 8 week old with minimal feathering isn’t normal though? By this age they should be more or less self sufficient - If it was winter I’d have to bring these naked chooks back inside or they’d be popsicles! They have also grown and lost feathers, which I’ve not seen in chooks this young.

This is very informative, thank you! I’d love to know if others who have bought from this breeder have the same issue. As far as I know the breeder doesn’t grow out her chicks, just sells them as day olds, so perhaps she’s unaware that they struggle.

I have seen the birds and they are big, fat and beautiful. I don’t feel itchy after handling them and can’t see any mites or signs of parasitic burden. The others in the flock are from different breeders, the orps are the only ones from this breeder. Here are photos of chicks from previous...