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Yeah, my birds live on a different property so it takes a toll having to go take care of them! That's why I am trying to decrease my numbers. Plus, it gives me the space I need and want to grow out some of my chicks !

He is listed on the sale page as well...? I've never heard of that rule! Must be fairly new.

If anyone is interested, I have this lovely guy for sale! Can ship, VT NPIP-16. $10 plus shipping. He is good with the girls, and very respectful of people! Just trying to slim down the flock.

Never had a problem.

These are my adult hens for comparison. I would still say cockerel, because it is only 10 weeks old and showing that much comb! It doesn't seem to have the exact feathering of a male, but that may come in soon.

Not neck - saddle feathers on the back. They will come in more pointy in a male. See the long, tapering feathers near the tail? Here are two Bantam Orp chicks at roughly the same age as yours, maybe a bit younger. Female in front, male in back.

I have hens that showcase that behavior, so I wouldn't say that it was indicative of gender. Determining sex on this breed is pretty straightforward.. Especially for me since my other two breeds are Silkies and Ameraucanas!

Thanks, they are so cute I plan on keeping them for now to see how the grow up, so I will keep you guys updated with periodic pictures!

Jeremy - You have mauve; do you have any pictures of the chicks? I hatched Silkie x bantam Orp chicks and I have a chocolate cuckoo boy, chocolate hen, and blue/splash partridge Silkies. I think I ended up with three mauve, one blue, one solid chocolate and one chocolate cuckoo :) Blue...

Definitely a boy!

The combs are the biggest giveaway for sexing. I would say by a month you should be pretty sure, 6 weeks at most.

Very broody from my experience! I have chocolate/chocolate cuckoo.

Day 18 is fine for lockdown.

It was taken a few days ago. I don't really mind because I would just have to deal with it again next year. That's why this guy (and the two girls) are the only single comb birds I have!

My poor guy "Link" got a touch of frost-bite this winter. But still a handsome guy, and good to the girls!

Looked back and it was Pueblo CO. Not sure what the elevation is there! I have heard the same thing about altitude and hatching... Must be frustrating!!

Have you tried shipped eggs at all? I sold some last year to a person in CO and as far as I know had a pretty good hatch rate.

Mine are EXTREMELY broody in the spring. summer, and fall. More so than the Silkies (who keep going broody now!)

Mine were ridiculously broody last year (as pullets). I never let them set any eggs, but they should be able to do the same number as Silkies or more. My Silkie successfully hatched and raised 3 LF eggs, but I would imagine that they could handle a few more.

Here is a guy if anyone is interested (about 28 weeks old?). I have his sister and mother, so really don't want to inbreed so closely He is about the same size as my Silkie cockerels.