Black Australorp Buff Orpington Cross

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I could determine the gender of my BOxBA at hatch. The pullets had a gold chin whereas the roos we almost entirely black.

They are now 3 weeks old and very diferent in coloration.
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all of the blackish ones are the crosses the others are cream legbars
I used to do that crossing a lot. They are real good birds with a unique patterning
 
One of my buff Orpington / black australorp mixed hens. She is about 10 weeks old now. Super sweet, loves to be picked up and cuddled, follows me around the yard like a puppy. Dad was a sweetheart buff Orpington and mom was one of my 2 yr old black australorps. I incubated the eggs and got these beauties.
 

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Her brother. We haven’t named him, as we cannot keep him. But, also a gentle bird.
 

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The one closest to my face ended up being the rooster of the 3. Other two are hens. No visible differences until they were about 4 weeks old. He got a big orangish comb over night.
At 16 days, I noticed one of them start to look a bit different on the comb, that was the rooster. The one on the bottom
 

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