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[jellykelly]

Could you please please help me guess the sexes of my orpingron chicks. 0ne is ten weeks and the other 2 are 8 weeks. I honestly have no idea!

 

10 week chick.

 

8 week old blue

 

8 week old white

 

Thankyou

[Griffin]

Top one is a boy I'd say, and the blue too. Not sure about the last white one, I'd be inclined to say boy too, sorry. You got your eggs from the same place as me didn't you? Which means ours are related and my two girls have no sign of combs or wattles at all. I posted a thread a few days ago, the older growers one, and my Orps are there. I think mine are about 13/14 weeks now. The boys were obvious and were culled a few weeks ago. The white boy in particularly was horrid, a real bully and built like a brick out house.

[jellykelly]

I got my eggs from Cockerdoodlequack - is that where yours were from?

 

I can't bring myself to cull these. At 10 weeks old, the top one is the lovliest, friendliest chicken that I have. He's like a parrot in that you go outside and he flies onto your shoulder and will happily remain there whilst I get on and do bits.

 

I suppose I had better resign myself to what the fate of these will be and also make a note to self not to hatch anymore. I get far to attached to the little chicklets!

[Griffin]

I felt the same way about our buff Orp boy But I know from previous experience the longer I leave it the harder it gets. I cried my heart out and was devastated to have to cull our black Orp Boris. He was nine months old when he crowed and I'd always said I'd give them until then. But he was such a lovely boy, we all loved him, he was part of the family, so it was incredibly difficult to do. These latest boys had until they were about eight weeks. They were hatched under my broody Brahmas, enjoyed a summer of free ranging on the grass with their mums having the time of their lives. Knowing how hard it was to lose Boris made it easier for me to cull the boys when I did.

 

Seeing as though I seem only capable to hatch mostly boys I've decided from now on to only hatch birds I can use for the table too. I'm sick of the waste A friend has just started breeding cuckoo Marans so that my broodies all sorted for eggs next year. Marans meat has been our favourite so far, that has to be the way to go.

[The Dogmother]

Boy

Boy

Girl

 

... here too

[Lewis]

Def boy

Boy

?

[Roobaloo]

I'm very inexperienced at sexing but I think:

 

Boy

Boy

Girl...though, the more I look, the more I think it's a boy too.

[craftyhunnypie]

Boy

Girl

Girl.

 

Emma.x

[miller30]

Sorry i would say all boys my orps that are 16 weeks old have no comb and wattles leanne.

[jellykelly]

I'm even more confused now.

I've had guesses of all boys, two boys and one girl and one boy and two girls.

I emailed pics over to the guy I brought the eggs from and he suggested Boy, Girl, Girl.

 

Who knows - I guess I'll hae to wait a few more weeks.

[miller30]

Hi jelly kelly i know how you feel orps are a nightmare for sexing some are easy some take longer to mature ive got 2 16 week old ones at the mo with no comb and wattles but the more i look at them they dont look right for girls i could be wrong i shall wait for any crowing and then their gone i had an 11 week old with comb and wattles and big legs and he was strutting his stuff around the garden he was easy to sex if your not sure just keep hold of them until they crow i had a buff orp last year that crowed at 14 weeks but these dont make a noise leanne.

[TAJ]

Boy

Boy

Girl

 

... here too

 

I would say the same, based on wattle growth.

 

Tracy