silkie sexing

[ChickenPox]

Blue Jay, yes. He looks boy. Especially if he's less than 6 months old.

 

[realsis]

Blue jay yes i believe this is a cockeral.he could have been crowing outside for the pullets around him. It is rare for hens to crow but it does happen when their are no males around and a hen takes on the male charecter.i have no males in my flock and my hens don't crow thank God but it can happen.but i believe you have a boy there.

 

[Chickie Momma]

He def looks like a roo! Does he have any symptoms of being sick? Like wheezing, sneezing or coughing? Did he get bopped in the head really hard?

Those other 2 black silkies that you just got honeysolo....they are both roos. They have large combs, giant colorful earlobes, and are quite tall for the breed.

 

[ozu]

He was crowing when I was keeping him with two pullets, but now I've been keeping him inside as a house chicken, and he hasn't crowed. I know hens can crow sometimes, does he look like a cockeral?

A hen's crow sounds completely different from a boy's from what I hear, and hens only crow when they're older.
But yes, at 5 months old, he looks like a boy with that dark red and large/red comb! My pullets barely had a comb until they were actually laying eggs.

 

[aaggjg]

A hen's crow sounds completely different from a boy's from what I hear, and hens only crow when they're older.
But yes, at 5 months old, he looks like a boy with that dark red and large/red comb! My pullets barely had a comb until they were actually laying eggs.

I have a hen who crows from time to time and yes they do sound a bit different then boys... My scrappy littlest white silkie has also crowded a few times and NO she is not at the top of the pecking order .... Just SASSY!!!

 

[silkie7777]

I like that name for a Silkie "Sassy"

 

[fishermans wife]

I SOOOO want this beautiful Catdance second generation baby to be a hen!!! Anyone want to confirm/deny?

 

[aaggjg]

I SOOOO want this beautiful Catdance second generation baby to be a hen!!! Anyone want to confirm/deny?

I say hen she looks like my splash girl from Catdance... Pretty!!!!

 

[poodlechickens]

[/IMG]. Help!! I don't know which one is a cockerel but one is crowing and I just found a small egg in coop that most likely didn't come from my LF girls. I can't keep a roo so I need to know who's who.

 

[fishermans wife]

I say hen she looks like my splash girl from Catdance... Pretty!!!!

Thanks!! I am so excited! I did not get a spash from my original catdance hatch, so she showed up second generation and I couldn't be more thrilled! I hope you are right!