jennykelly Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 can anyone help sexing these 11 week old buff orpingtons ? IMG]http://i748.photobucket.com/albums'>http://i748.photobucket.com/albums IMG]http://i748.photobucket.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 Sorry Jenny, we can't see the pics...... Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennykelly Posted August 16, 2009 Author Share Posted August 16, 2009 Hey sha not sure what im doing wrong got pics onto photobucket and copied and pasted img as instructed, any clues why they didnt come up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted August 16, 2009 Share Posted August 16, 2009 On PB, when you put your mouse over the IMG code it flashes up a yellow box which says copied I think, go back to your omlet message and press CRTL V together & the whole code appears in your message. When you press submit, it should be a photo rather than a code. Make sure the photo has been resized to "medium" so they aren't too big for the forum to deal with. Hope this makes sense! Good luck, Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennykelly Posted August 17, 2009 Author Share Posted August 17, 2009 Hey Sha I did it! well what do you think? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 They are gorgeous! Possibly top = boy (plentiful face furniture for 11 weeks) Bottom = girl (although even that face furniture is a bit red, so could be two boys) Very chunky legs as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom123 Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Mmmm Difficult as I have 3 orp boys who are 5 weeks old and they look like this... (the black ones at the back) They have as much face furniture as yours do just not as red so you could be lucky and they might be girls but my money is on boys as I know orps are slow developers. Good Luck, They are lovely Tom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atsw Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 We got our two Buff Orps when they were six months old. By that stage they both had very well developed face furniture. Female Orps have chunky legs, so don't go on that alone. They are also very clumsy with their big feet, and will tread on anything and not realise. They also look quite ungainly when trying to perch or jump because their feet are so big! With all that said, when they are standing still or just doing what chickens do best, they can look fab. I think both could be girls, pretty sure the bottom one is. Andrew Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Redwing Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 I reckon top is a boy and the bottom one is a girl but theres no real science behind that! Whatever they are they are lovely Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Ooooh little Orps....love them! Here is my "baby" Orp for comparison She is at least 19 weeks here and is a lump! : Excuse the dark shade of her feathers....she has been Anti-peck sprayed and it marks the feathers I would say your top pic is a boy if he is only 11 weeks but the second I am not sure...... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted August 17, 2009 Share Posted August 17, 2009 Great Jenny They are gorgeous & for what it's worth...and ain't worth a lot ....I'd say boy, girl, & only on the amount of face furniture the top one is sporting! Good luck with them, be warned they aren't the brightest creatures on God's earth.....my DH & I are convinced they share a braincell & have dropped it somewhere along the way ! Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennykelly Posted August 20, 2009 Author Share Posted August 20, 2009 Just wanted to say thanks for your comments everyone Im really hoping they are not both boys as i cant keep cockerals ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chelsea Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 I've showed hubby (who works with thousands of chickens a day) and he says female. I say female too, hope they are!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cooks Posted August 23, 2009 Share Posted August 23, 2009 going from how my orp girlies looked when I picked them up at 12 weeks I would say boy top and girl bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennykelly Posted August 24, 2009 Author Share Posted August 24, 2009 Today i let chicks out with my hens while i watched and bottom chick jumped on one hen grabbing her neck when she was dust bathing. I suppose that means boy doesnt it ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Falkor Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 maybe not. My Splash Orp started "treading" her sister in the weeks just before she started laying eggs. I freaked, thought she was a bloke, posted on here, called the breeder asked everyone i knew to have a look and give me their opinion Then she laid a lovely Maybe she is hormonal?? Or maybe she is just trying to asert her dominance as top chook? Or maybe you have a boy was it the orp with the bigger comb? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jennykelly Posted August 24, 2009 Author Share Posted August 24, 2009 really ? oh youve cheered me up. Both chicks are from the same hatch but so different. Top picture chick larger, more advanced feathering very sweet nature likes to lay down a lot. Bottom chick smaller more dominate. always on the go! This chick was treading on hen and pecking her neck. Really hoping one is a girl Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chook n Boo Mum Posted August 24, 2009 Share Posted August 24, 2009 Today i let chicks out with my hens while i watched and bottom chick jumped on one hen grabbing her neck when she was dust bathing. I suppose that means boy doesnt it ? Not necessarily, I found my Buttercup (goldline) treading my Snowdrop (amber star) this evening...both are most definitely girls !! Sha x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
