8-week old silkie gender?

Ascottleigh

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Oct 21, 2015
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Can anyone give me their opinion on the sex of this 8-week old silkie? I would much appreciate it!!!


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Neither of your images is available on your post. If you can get some photos posted, we'd be happy to take a look at your Silkie for you, however young Silkies are notoriously difficult to sex even for experienced chicken owners, and trying to sex a Silkie accurately at 8 weeks is often nearly impossible.
 
Neither of your images is available on your post. If you can get some photos posted, we'd be happy to take a look at your Silkie for you, however young Silkies are notoriously difficult to sex even for experienced chicken owners, and trying to sex a Silkie accurately at 8 weeks is often nearly impossible.
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watch for the feathers to start darkening up to a orangey reddish or reddish brown colour on the neck and back too, it may be a bit early for those feathers to have really come in yet but if it's a roo and they are going to it should start being obvious in the next few weeks.


Here is an example of the colour they turn if roosters off google
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Yours is pretty light so far so I would be optemistic it's a girl but the next few weeks will tell you for sure.
 
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