3 Week Old Lavender Orpingtons, gender guesses???

[dutchbunny83]

I'm usually pretty good and guessing sexes of chicks, but these have me stumped! I hatched out 16, sold 12, and these are the 4 I kept. A few I got rid of were clearly roosters. I was really hoping I ended up with mostly girls. Out of all 16 they all had the same leg thickness. I tried to go by the feathering, the tails growing in, the comb size, but none of them followed the rules! I had chicks with next to no feathers and no tail feathers but tiny combs, and chicks with full tails fully feathered out and huge combs. I'd love to hear your thoughts!!!

Chick #1 Full tail, feathers all over, darker comb

Chick #2 No tail feathers only wing feathers, but the comb is small

Chick #3 Full tail, though not as many body feathers as 1 & 4. Comb bigger than 1 & 2.

Chick #4 Full tail & feathers all over body, light comb but looks slightly bigger.

I try to watch how they act and sometimes they will crouch down, sometimes they will stretch up tall. None seem to be aggressive towards each other. I don't know, my guess is 3 girls and a boy, but it's just a guess. Curious what you other chicken experts have to say


Also, I have only 2 blue copper marans that hatched out, though they are either black or splash (my 2 blues that hatched died within a couple hours). These could very well both be boys, but didn't want to give up just yet. Both have the same legs. One is slightly larger and has feathers on the body and a larger comb. The second has a smaller comb, but no feathers other than wings. Neither have tail feathers.

THANKS!!!

 

[Tuhmu]

I personally think that the only cockeral is chick #2, maybe

 

[alibra]

#4 orp looks like a possible boy.

 

[Chickenman76]

I personally think that the only cockeral is chick #2, maybe

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[dutchbunny83]

Thanks for your thoughts!
It's a tough one because if you go by feathering #2 is the boy, but he's got the smallest comb.
If you go by combs than #4 would be the boy, but it's completely feathered out with a big tail.
Their personalities are being tricky for me too!
Haha with my luck watch all 4 be roos masquerading as pullets!

 

[alibra]

I personally think orpingtons are so hard to sex!

 

[Mainemaid]

Dutchbunny83, I know this thread is old but I was wondering if you have any insight from this group of lavender Orpington that May help me sex mine. I have 16, 3 week old chicks and I'm having the same problem you describe. I can only keep 8 birds. I'm hoping to find 7 pullets and 1 roo. Of your 4 chicks do you know which ones turned out pullets? Thank you.

 

[Nicole_Hutchison]

Dutchbunny83, I know this thread is old but I was wondering if you have any insight from this group of lavender Orpington that May help me sex mine. I have 16, 3 week old chicks and I'm having the same problem you describe. I can only keep 8 birds. I'm hoping to find 7 pullets and 1 roo. Of your 4 chicks do you know which ones turned out pullets? Thank you.

Curious if you ever received any feedback on sexing a 3 week old lavender orp? I have one and would like to know the gender.