Silkie Experts Needed!!! Help!

[KristenChickenMom]

Hello, my name is Kristen and I have 5 bearded silkies that I am trying to sex. I know they are very hard to sex for awhile as youngsters, but want some insight. As I am new to owning chickens, I need advice and your expertise. I have a split order with someone else so these chickens will be separated from each other and I have first pick! I will take into consideration your opinions on which are females or males when choosing as we have to give half away to the other owners this weekend Hope to gain some knowledge and also meet some awesome people in this welcoming community.

Below are pictures of each individual silkie, and then some of them together. they are about 2 months in age.

Flirt:

Blu:

Raven (the biggest, regardless of being the runt to begin with) :

Boo (the smallest) :

Buffy:

All 5 Together:

 

[LilJoe]

Too ypung but ill guess
Hen
Roo
Hen
Hen
Hen


These are educated guesses.
no guarantee they are even close to correct

 

[TinyBirds]

My guesses but I'm not an expert. They are all super cute!

Flirt- pullet
Blu- pullet
Raven-cockerel
Boo- not sure
Buffy- not sure

 

[13ChickenGirl]

When a silkie has "streamers" coming from the head it is usually a Roo. The females tend to have a clean "Pom Pom"

 

[13ChickenGirl]

So for that reason I think blu and raven are Roos. It is a bit early to tell though.

 

[MammasBabies]

Raven is definitely a male. Pretty sure all the rest are female. one of the things to look for is area above beak. If small and smooth probably female. Watch for those pretty streamers on neck though, as also indicator of male. Looking closer at Blu.....may be male....would want to see it again in a couple weeks....no streamers like Raven, but beak is iffy......

 

[aangelbaby357]

I have 7 silkys im trying to figer out wich rosters to keep i have 2 different skin colors back and blue i only have one black and all girls are blue what color would the babys be if i bread a blue and back silky?

 

[LilJoe]

I have 7 silkys im trying to figer out wich rosters to keep i have 2 different skin colors back and blue i only have one black and all girls are blue what color would the babys be if i bread a blue and back silky?

50% black
50% blue

With a chance of partridge

 

[13ChickenGirl]

Im chicken sitting for a friend and she can't keep roos. She is hoping her silkie is a hen because if it's a Roo we will only be sending back her giant Cochin. Just want to have a guaranteed answer. Not sure on age. I think over 4 months. I could be Wrong.

 

[13ChickenGirl]

No crow yet but it's still young. If it's a Roo we figured we'd just keep him for breeding.