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Feeling like a fool - what sex Silkie?

post #1 of 6
2/2/12 at 10:21am
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I can usually figure out sex with no problems, but I'm stumped this time.  This is my first Silkie.  We have owned him/her since September, believing it is a cockerel.  Lately I have been doubting that.  No crowing (though he lives with a dominate showgirl roo), I did hear him singing an egg song this week and also scratching in the coop like making a nest hu.gif but the comb looks male to me.  So silkie experts, I need help.  Excuse his dirty face, dew and dirt baths have painted him LOL  if you need more pictures, just let me know.

 

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post #2 of 6
2/2/12 at 10:45am

I'm thinking pullet. The crest is nicely rounded, and I don't see any streamers.

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post #3 of 6
2/2/12 at 11:11am
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Thanks.  My DD is a bit disappointed as this is (was) her rooster lol.png  guess we need to find another one for her.

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post #4 of 6
2/2/12 at 11:36am

looks like a pullet

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post #5 of 6
2/2/12 at 4:22pm

I would say definitely a pullet. 

It's usually not accurate if you only look at one characteristic. I think the crest is the most reliable, and the presence of streamers, but if you say it's showing female behaviours too, then even more likely a pullet. 

I've got silkies that I'm still trying to figure out what sex they are. 

The best way to tell is to wait. 

Good luck finding another rooster.

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post #6 of 6
2/2/12 at 4:25pm

You definitely got ya a pullet, No doubt in my mind.

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