Sexing Buff Orpingtons

[SCumbley]

Hi All, my chicks are still only six weeks old so it is probably too soon to tell but I am starting to notice differences between them. It could just be me as I never raised from chicks before. Am I imaging it? Anyone got any ideas?

 

[QueenMisha]

A bit young to be sure but I'd guess cockerel.

 

[SCumbley]

Which one? Photos are three separate chicks, sorry should've been clearer. Hopefully not all three. I think maybe the one in the bottom photo could be as his crop is getting redder and its very fiesty compaired to the other two.

 

[SCumbley]

Which one? Photos are three separate chicks, sorry should've been clearer. Hopefully not all three. I think maybe the one in the bottom photo could be as his crop is getting redder and its very fiesty compaired to the other two.

 

[QueenMisha]

Which one? Photos are three separate chicks, sorry should've been clearer. Hopefully not all three. I think maybe the one in the bottom photo could be as his crop is getting redder and its very fiesty compaired to the other two.

OK, that's why they looked a bit different. I was going largely off photo number three. Pullets just shouldn't have that much red yet. The others combs aren't in very good light so I wouldn't really say anything for sure on them.

 

[BantamFan4Life]

#3 is definitely a cockerel

 

[EggSighted4Life]

@SCumbley Hi, welcome to BYC!

Did you get those as straight run?

I agree, #3 is a cockerel. I think 1 is a pullet and #2 may also be a pullet, unless you see their waddles big and red like 3. But I don't see them in the pic.

Cute babies!

 

[Mr Beaks]

Hi All, my chicks are still only six weeks old so it is probably too soon to tell but I am starting to notice differences between them. It could just be me as I never raised from chicks before. Am I imaging it? Anyone got any ideas?

Still too young to be certain but it looks like numbers 1 and 3 are cockerels and number 2 is your pullet.

 

[drumstick diva]

no. 3 is a cockerel

 

[SCumbley]

@SCumbley Hi, welcome to BYC!

Did you get those as straight run?

I agree, #3 is a cockerel. I think 1 is a pullet and #2 may also be a pullet, unless you see their waddles big and red like 3. But I don't see them in the pic.

Cute babies!

Hi,

They are very cute, I'm already so attached to them and yes I got them as straight run. I'm hoping the chick in photo 3 is the only cockerel by sheer luck. Just a shame I'd already named them and number 3 just happens to be "Dolly Parton", may have to change it to "Wally Parton" I think