He or She? Lavender Orpingtons, Black Copper Maran, Buff Orpington

[milkytart]

Hi all,
What do you think?? He or she?? There are 2 Lavender Orpingtons, 1 Black Copper maran, and 1 Buff Orpington.
They are all the same age, approximately 2 weeks old.
The Lavender Orpingtons are pullets, according to my grandma. What do you think about the other two?

 

[sourland]

Right now a guess is just a guess. Hope that your grandma is right.

 

[Painted Calls]

They are about 4 weeks younger than we like to see them when sexing. Please post updated pics at 6 weeks of age. Welcome to BYC!

 

[milkytart]

Thoughts?

I think personally:

The black one is a rooster (copper coloring is coming in and the feathers have a midnight greenish cast, really gorgeous)

The buff orp also a rooster?

The two gray ones are pullets.

 

[milkytart]

Also ignore the white, that’s just dried yogurt they got on themselves

 

[Tookie]

Thoughts?

I think personally:

The black one is a rooster (copper coloring is coming in and the feathers have a midnight greenish cast, really gorgeous)

The buff orp also a rooster?

The two gray ones are pullets.

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All look like pullets to me!

 

[Painted Calls]

All look like pullets to me!

Agreed.

All black birds have some form of sheen. Sheen doesn't mean male.

 

[Emspringr]

Thoughts?

I think personally:

The black one is a rooster (copper coloring is coming in and the feathers have a midnight greenish cast, really gorgeous)

The buff orp also a rooster?

The two gray ones are pullets.

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I work with Maran’s a lot and I’d call yours a pullet! My young cockerels this age already have very strong red combs.

 

[BerthaBoo]

I think it's too early for the orpingtons... but based on my two bcm, I'm leaning toward roo for yours!

 

[milkytart]

Hi everybody!! More updated pictures. The buff orpington has been crooning in the morning, quite loudly, (for no reason) and I have more reason to believe he/she is a roo because of it. Also the sharper tail feathers seem to be curling down and his sisters have rounder tail feathers in comparison! What do you all think?