Silkie-how do you tell male and female?

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My silkies are exactly the same age and I have the same problem. I hatched mine from an incubator though and so Im the only mama they know. I wish I could help but maybe someone will see this and help the both of us. Thanks for the post.
 
When it crows you no it's a male, when it lays an egg you no it's a female.
That's about how it goes with a silkie lol... Sometimes you can start to tell the sex at around 3 to 4 months but that isn't always how it goes! tricky buggars!!
 
Thanks! LOL
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What age do they start to crow?
 
You can post in the "What breed or gender" forum with pics and will get some good guesses.

I have an agressive little punk who started getting big comb and wattles by 5 weeks, he started crowing this last weekend at 11.5 weeks. What was my littlest runt silkie started shooting up in size these last two weeks and I really started suspecting a boy. Then late last week he decided he wasn't going to be picked on anymore by the other boy. He's really put him in his place. He acts like a good boy and calls the girls over for treats and gives them up. He's also a darling and my second sweetest chicken. No crowing from him yet, he still peeps.
 
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Yeah, I have three Silkies that are 18 weeks old now.

About two weeks ago one of mine started developing this bubbly bulge on top of his nose.

I knew right away he was a roo. The other two remained the same with no bulge.

Just this past week, the roo has started to bite the other females in an attempt to mate. (Yeah, he's got a long way to go.)

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Here's one of my females. Comb not so "bubbly."

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Yeah, I have three Silkies that are 18 weeks old now.

About two weeks ago one of mine started developing this bubbly bulge on top of his nose.

I knew right away he was a roo. The other two remained the same with no bulge.

Just this past week, the roo has started to bite the other females in an attempt to mate. (Yeah, he's got a long way to go.)

http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad213/Farmstead/New Baby Chicks/Silkies/weekendfun030.jpg


Here's one of my females. Comb not so "bubbly."

http://i937.photobucket.com/albums/ad213/Farmstead/New Baby Chicks/Silkies/weekendfun006.jpg

these both look like males i would have to sayy
 
lol

I suppose only time will tell with these guys!

I just assumed the larger one with the bubbly crest was a male and the other two (way smaller) were females.

He also tries to mate-bite the other two females.

Not sure if males will try to mate with other males (maybe the unmatured ones??).

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My two white silkies, Chuckie and Tommy started to crow over the weekend, I am so sad!!
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Although I have to admit, their pathetic "teenage" crows are worth hearing
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They just turned 16 weeks and on the dot, the crows started. I am waiting for their "sister" Lola to either lay an egg or join in the crow fest in the morning
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