buff orpington hens or roos...10 weeks old

[Loving My Peeps]

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Are sure about #4 being a pullet? I thought that 1 for sure was a cockerel. #2,3,5 I was unsure about.

 

[okiehen]

I'm looking at the group picture, I see saddle feathers coming in on 2, 3, 5. #1 & #4 don't have.
In the picture of 3 & 4 #3 has saddle feathers #4 don't. #3 is the one with the head down.
This is what I see. Re-post pictures at 12 weeks I'm betting it will be the same with 2,3,5 having nice saddle feathers showing.

 

[cluckcluck42]

I just recently got 8 week old buff orps. I was really sure who was a girl and who was a boy going by there comb but if so many people are sure all yours are girls I need to start second guessing myself!

I see saddle feathers starting on quite a few of them, but hopefully I am wrong for your sake. Are BOs typically difficult to sex?? Don't big combs and wattles = boy? Especially when compared to a much smaller girls comb?

 

[dinahmoe]

i think from the group shot(1st pic)the only girl is the one on top.3,4,5 look like roos to me.can't really tell about 2 but leaning toward roo also.
my buff girls didn't have any wattle development until they were almost laying,but all birds are different.

 

[TriciaHowe]

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That is exactly what I was thinking....

 

[FarmerBoy24]

#4 Is a cockerel

 

[loot4louie]

My BO hen was red early with big comb/wattles and people even joked I should rename her! She is now my best layer. I think #4 might be a roo b/c his comb looks much taller- but so was my hens. #5 looks to have great big legs, so Im leaning roo. My orp roos had huge legs compared to my pullets. Good Luck!!

 

[dandelionheart]

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That is what I see as well. My BO hens have a variety of combs, from short and sweet (Mae West), medium and sassy (Annie Oakley), to tall and flopped (Gloria Steinem). But I wouldn't call them for sure until they are a bit further along...

 

[hinkjc]

I see 3 roos and 1 pullet. Not sure on the 5th one in the first group photo, but I'm leaning towards 4 boys and 1 girl.

 

[sourland]

I'll go with hinckjs-4 cockerels and one pullet.