Sexing your Silkies (PICTURES AND TIPS - Updated July-5-12)

[Ferndalechicken]

Heres my other silkie hen or roo? Also I saw her digging in the ground does that mean shes ready to lay eggs? My white silkie wants to challenge her I am curious your thoughts...

 

[lightchick]

Heres my other silkie hen or roo? Also I saw her digging in the ground does that mean shes ready to lay eggs? My white silkie wants to challenge her I am curious your thoughts...

Pullet.

 

[workinnanie]

Wow what a beauty!

 

[Ferndalechicken]

My chicken just got over being sick. I am afraid to bath him cause I dont want him to get more sick. So I am just waiting a little bit. But I am pretty sure she is really a HE. Let me know what you think? Also how long should I wait to bath him after he was sick with a cold?


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[VladikC]

I think they are 6-8 weeks old so I was told.
Are they old enough to sex?

 

[lightchick]

Help sexing my Silkie?
OK here's some pics! Still is at very bottom of pecking order and acts like a girl. Very quiet and ALWAYS getting left behind by the other chicks.
"She is about half the size of the other LF chicks ("her" fluff makes "her" look bigger).









Oops, got left behind AGAIN! Where did they go????








"Her" size by a LF rooster chick. (found them!)






What do you think?

 

[ashtree]

Help sexing my Silkie? [COLOR=333333]OK here's some pics! Still is at very bottom of pecking order and acts like a girl. Very quiet and ALWAYS getting left behind by the other chicks.[/COLOR] [COLOR=333333]"She is about half the size of the other LF chicks ("her" fluff makes "her" look bigger).[/COLOR] [COLOR=333333] [/COLOR] [COLOR=333333] [/COLOR] [COLOR=333333] [/COLOR] [COLOR=333333] [/COLOR] [COLOR=333333] [/COLOR] [COLOR=333333]Oops, got left behind AGAIN! Where did they go????[/COLOR] [COLOR=333333] [/COLOR] [COLOR=333333] [/COLOR] [COLOR=333333] [/COLOR] [COLOR=333333] [/COLOR] [COLOR=333333]"Her" size by a LF rooster chick. (found them!)[/COLOR] [COLOR=333333] [/COLOR] [COLOR=333333] [/COLOR] [COLOR=333333] [/COLOR] [COLOR=333333]What do you think?[/COLOR]

I still think she's a very beautiful pullet

 

[lightchick]

Quote: Thanks for your encouragement!

 

[fallyn]

Ok. My turn to ask the sex question.
"Elsa" is about 1

15 weeks. Very sweet and docile and I don't think I see streamers.

 

[lightchick]

Can you help with the sex of my partridge silkie again? She's 10 weeks old now.