Buff orpington hen or roo??

[Pmv17]

Hello, I'm new to raising chicks! I have 2 buff orpingtons that are 6.5 weeks old. One has always had a bigger comb and is slightly darker. But other than that, they have similar feathers and body's. What do you think hen and hen or hen and roo?

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

The one is definitely a rooster.

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

You've got a cockerel.....feather differentiation will come at 12-14 weeks

 

[ChickNanny13]

The one to the left (lowered head) is your cockerel

 

[noregerts]

Hello, I'm new to raising chicks! I have 2 buff orpingtons that are 6.5 weeks old. One has always had a bigger comb and is slightly darker. But other than that, they have similar feathers and body's. What do you think hen and hen or hen and roo?View attachment 1711008

A couple years ago someone gave me a BO chick about 6 weeks old. A few months later it was the most gigantic pullet I had ever seen. I posted a picture on here, asking why she was so big. Immediately several folks pointed out the she was a he . I hadn't even considered that possibly! He didn't (yet) have a prominent comb and wasn't trying to crow. So the moral of my story is... It is darn hard to sex chicks!

 

[Pmv17]

And here is my next cockerel? Or hen 3-4 weeks old lavender orpington

 

[Pmv17]

A couple years ago someone gave me a BO chick about 6 weeks old. A few months later it was the most gigantic pullet I had ever seen. I posted a picture on here, asking why she was so big. Immediately several folks pointed out the she was a he . I hadn't even considered that possibly! He didn't (yet) have a prominent comb and wasn't trying to crow. So the moral of my story is... It is darn hard to sex chicks!

 

[Pmv17]

Thanks, that gives me some hope. See my pics befor for other possible roo?!?

 

[Ol Grey Mare]

And here is my next cockerel? Or hen 3-4 weeks old lavender orpingtonView attachment 1711305 View attachment 1711305

Handsome little guy

 

[oldhenlikesdogs]

And here is my next cockerel? Or hen 3-4 weeks old lavender orpingtonView attachment 1711305 View attachment 1711305

Definitely another rooster.