6 month Silkies Gender

[TheOgdensmenagerie]

Hello, these 2 are now around 6 months niether has crowed or laid. So hopefully y'all can help me figure out what they both are. Hopefully these pictures are good enough. Thank You!

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Both appear female to me... color yourself lucky!

 

[TheOgdensmenagerie]

Both appear female to me... color yourself lucky!

WHAT! I actually picked pullets for once! Thank You!

 

[EggSighted4Life]

As far as I can tell... I have been breeding/raising Silkie's for only a couple years now... but I NEVER have to wait 6 months to pick the boys out of the crowd.

Your gals are nicely bearded and their head crest is still female shaped... missing the longer feathers at the very back that make it look like a mullet instead of a bob. But also behavior is VERY telling in cockerels. It is hardest of course when they are the same gender.

Hopefully your gals won't be excessively broody. It's great that they are easy to tell apart to. I love having variety.

They tend to get more chatty as they get closer to laying, as just one indicator. I use fake eggs to show them where to lay.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

Pullets

 

[drumstick diva]

best photos of silkies are birds facing forward with crests held or pulled back to show full extent of combs. They seem to be pullets