8 week silkie sexing

[Maggiechrisman]

I’m looking to get a silkie hen for my male because im worried he’s going to hurt my Mille fleurs.
Can you help me with sexing? Breeder says he’s pretty sure they’re pullets. (He’s a local guy not a hatchery)

What are your tried and true methods of sexing silkies??

 

[nuthatched]

Can you get a picture of the comb?

 

[Poultrybonkers]

Thats not even a pure silkie

 

[MamaPoult]

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Thats not even a pure silkie

Agreed.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I’m looking to get a silkie hen for my male because im worried he’s going to hurt my Mille fleurs.
Can you help me with sexing? Breeder says he’s pretty sure they’re pullets. (He’s a local guy not a hatchery)

What are your tried and true methods of sexing silkies??

Either a Silkie mix, or a Satin(Silkie without the Silkie feathers)

Pullet, she's got the partridge Laced breast pattern.

 

[Maggiechrisman]

Either a Silkie mix, or a Satin(Silkie without the Silkie feathers)

Pullet, she's got the partridge Laced breast pattern.

Pretty sure he said satin

 

[Cloverr39]

She's got the wrong comb too. Even if she's a satin, she's not very well bred.

 

[Birds of a Feather]

Silkies aren’t supposed to have single combs. That may be a “satin” Silkie mix or just a Silkie mix. I’ve always thought it’s weird to call Satins Silkies because they don’t conform to the SOP.

 

[Maggiechrisman]

I’m not entirely concerned about the “purity” of the possible hen. Just want to make sure it’s a pullet I have a male silkie already and I’m worried he’s going to hump my Mille fleur hen to death and he’s twice her size. Basically I need a girlfriend for my roo lol

 

[Cloverr39]

Yes, she does appear to be a pullet.