Silkie breeding, genetics & showing

[PaintedFeathers]

One of my girls drew blood yesterday!

I keep their beaks trimmed and filed

 

[delisha]

This little fella is only a few months old but I am sure loving his potential

 

[peepblessed]

This little fella is only a few months old but I am sure loving his potential

Love those fluffy whites!!

 

[B J Hopkins]

This little fella is only a few months old but I am sure loving his potential

How can you tell at only a couple months the sex? I've raised 8 Silkies so far and wasn't sure of any of them until about 6 months.

 

[delisha]

Quote: I am never positive this is just my observation...usually males show themselves threw behaviors. If you stroke a males chest he will bump back into your hand. A female usually will not. Males seem to have a different type of curve to the beak. Males seem to be a sharper curve. I also find that females head poof seems to grow forward and males have a tendency to grow up and back. I am almost positive this is a male. I have 4 others a younger age and I think I have 3 males and one female. Disappointing numbers, but, it happens. I sold 5 as day old's and they seem to be all girls..lol.

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

Quote: I am never positive this is just my observation...usually males show themselves threw behaviors. If you stroke a males chest he will bump back into your hand. A female usually will not. Males seem to have a different type of curve to the beak. Males seem to be a sharper curve. I also find that females head poof seems to grow forward and males have a tendency to grow up and back. I am almost positive this is a male. I have 4 others a younger age and I think I have 3 males and one female. Disappointing numbers, but, it happens. I sold 5 as day old's and they seem to be all girls..lol.

And second toe length can help tell early sex, males tend to grow longer while females have more even length toes. At least that is what I observed in the first group of 5 i had(only have 2 remaining)

 

[delisha]

Quote: I am never positive this is just my observation...usually males show themselves threw behaviors. If you stroke a males chest he will bump back into your hand. A female usually will not. Males seem to have a different type of curve to the beak. Males seem to be a sharper curve. I also find that females head poof seems to grow forward and males have a tendency to grow up and back. I am almost positive this is a male. I have 4 others a younger age and I think I have 3 males and one female. Disappointing numbers, but, it happens. I sold 5 as day old's and they seem to be all girls..lol.

And second toe length can help tell early sex, males tend to grow longer while females have more even length toes. At least that is what I observed in the first group of 5 i had(only have 2 remaining)

Really? I never heard that..thanks !

 

[TurtlePowerTrav]

Quote: I am never positive this is just my observation...usually males show themselves threw behaviors. If you stroke a males chest he will bump back into your hand. A female usually will not. Males seem to have a different type of curve to the beak. Males seem to be a sharper curve. I also find that females head poof seems to grow forward and males have a tendency to grow up and back. I am almost positive this is a male. I have 4 others a younger age and I think I have 3 males and one female. Disappointing numbers, but, it happens. I sold 5 as day old's and they seem to be all girls..lol.

And second toe length can help tell early sex, males tend to grow longer while females have more even length toes. At least that is what I observed in the first group of 5 i had(only have 2 remaining)

Really? I never heard that..thanks !

Mumsy uses it as a determiner. She is the one that told me my Black was a pullet and my Blue was a cockerel(we thought the other way around) and she was right.

 

[peepblessed]

Mumsy uses it as a determiner. She is the one that told me my Black was a pullet and my Blue was a cockerel(we thought the other way around) and she was right.

I have never heard this either. Which is the second toe?

 

[ESofVA]

Sorry to change the subject, but do the feathers on this chick look like Silkie feathers???