Natalierose
Chirping
Silkie 1- Same age but this one is bigger
Silkie 2- Smaller
SLW
English Orpington
6 weeks old- Guesses to Gender??
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Silkie 1- Same age but this one is bigger
Silkie 2- Smaller
SLW
English Orpington
You've got them photographed over a red towel which is projecting some red glow onto the birds skewing the comb coloring a bit for me...
However, I think at this point I think the SLW is a pullet, but watch as the bars on the wings could turn into more blotching of a roo rather than the nice lacing of a hen.
The Orpington looks to be pullet.
As to the Silkies...those are hard to sex young...and these are young...
My guess is the top one may be female and the bottom one male...girls tend to larger poms and squattier bodies...boys mohawks and lankier, taller bodies....but I could go either way with the top one. More time is needed to see what they will do, at least for me.
LofMc
However, I think at this point I think the SLW is a pullet, but watch as the bars on the wings could turn into more blotching of a roo rather than the nice lacing of a hen.
The Orpington looks to be pullet.
As to the Silkies...those are hard to sex young...and these are young...
My guess is the top one may be female and the bottom one male...girls tend to larger poms and squattier bodies...boys mohawks and lankier, taller bodies....but I could go either way with the top one. More time is needed to see what they will do, at least for me.
LofMc
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They all look like pullets for now, but it is too young to accurately sex the Silkies.
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I agree.
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I have 11 English Orpington chicks from about 5 weeks to about 8 weeks. Different colors. Yours looks like a pullet. Sometimes they have have big combs and are still pullets, mine all came from hens with big combs, so I'm still holding out hope my only chocolate is a pullet. Your Orp is going to be a really pretty bird!
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