Pippin's Guide to Silkie Sexing

[PippinTheChicken]

So the hard feathers (tail feathers?) are in a upside down U shape? Or the soft feather are in a upside down U shape around the hard feathers?

the hard feathers are in a ∩ shape

 

[SpotTheCat]

the hard feathers are in a ∩ shape

Now I get it, thank you!

 

[PippinTheChicken]

can i borrow some tail pics for the article?

 

[LadiesAndJane]

can i borrow some tail pics for the article?

Feel free to use the three pullets I posted if it helps! Just give me the photo cred !The white one is not full grown (16 weeks) but the partridge and splash are both full grown hens.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Here is a young cockerel tail.

 

[PippinTheChicken]

https://www.backyardchickens.com/articles/pippins-easy-guide-to-silkie-sexing.76903/
article done

 

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Question.
Can you tell by the colour of their beaks?
I have 4 white silkies, 2 cockerels, 2 pullets. They are 3 and a half months old.
The two pullets' have greeny beaks, and the cockerels have bluey ones. I'm going to go look at photos from when they were younger to see when the colours came in.

 

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I'm going to go look at photos from when they were younger to see when the colours came in.

They came in at 6 weeks.

 

[PippinTheChicken]

Question.
Can you tell by the colour of their beaks?
I have 4 white silkies, 2 cockerels, 2 pullets. They are 3 and a half months old.
The two pullets' have greeny beaks, and the cockerels have bluey ones. I'm going to go look at photos from when they were younger to see when the colours came in.

I have never noticed beak colour based on genders

 

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I have never noticed beak colour based on genders

I don't know if it's true. I've only ever raised these four silkies from chicks.