Identification of this Buff Orpington

free-range-4

First of all, thank you for reading this post and any advice given on identification.

My wife and I, bought four beautiful Buff Orpingtons from a lovely woman, we have had them as chicks, from June and are still waiting for eggs to be laid. Now, although, we only wanted hens for the eggs to eat and subsequently sell a nice little twist may occur.

I believe, one of our hens is a rooster, looking on Google, it does look different. The plan if any person on this forum could identify that one is a rooster, is to keep him to produce more hens and more eggs.

Picture of believed rooster :



Hens :



Picture of all :


Look forward to your views

Jojo_the_Tightfisted

I think you're right, but I had Rhodies, so I'll defer to someone who has Buffs for the definitive answer. Don't forget about the emotional aspect of eating eggs once there is a possibility they could develop into chicks - I separated them as soon as possible just so I didn't have the diliemma. Mine were raggedy old battery hens (other than the cockerel) , so I am not sure what healthy young birds do, but mine went off lay for the winter anyway, so no eggs until early spring (the noise as the girls began to announce their new arrivals in Spring was - well, considerable!)

I just wanted to say that they are absolutely beautiful and obviously in peak condition, so well done if this is a new venture for you!

lauren_1

Yes i believe he is in fact a rooster or a tranny orpington.
They look gorgeous though, are you going to sperate them or sell some eggs as fertilised?

free-range-4

To be honest, I am a bit naive to the process. I bought the Orpington, just for laying eggs to eat or to sell the surplus. If he is a rooster, the plan is to buy a seperate shed and place him in it, but for now, I will let him fertilize the eggs, to produce, hopefully more hens and them seperate, so they only produce eggs.

Any further advice would be greatfully received as I am a novice at the moment.

Here they are a tiny chicks