Silkies
A notoriously hard breed to sex. I think the first really useful character to emerge is typically the walnut comb, which starts to become noticeably more bulged and bubbly in males around 10 weeks. But at least in some lines, sexes may be separable on the basis of head feathering, which has been described as being angled back along the neck in males, and more upright in females.
2 days male and female
5 days female
13 days female
21 days female
24 days male
32 days female
37 days female
47 days female
51 days male
11 weeks male and female
20 weeks female
2 days
posted by Henrietta23 from eastern Connecticut
Male called George, hatched 22nd February 2010
posted by Direchicken Passage West, Co. Cork, Ireland
Dilly - female (hopefully!) - hatched 8th August 2011
5 days
posted by Direchicken Passage West, Co. Cork, Ireland
Dilly - female (hopefully!) - hatched 8th August 2011
13 days
posted by Direchicken Passage West, Co. Cork, Ireland
Dilly - female (hopefully!) - hatched 8th August 2011
21 days
posted by Direchicken Passage West, Co. Cork, Ireland
Dilly - female (hopefully!) - hatched 8th August 2011
24 days
posted by Henrietta23 from eastern Connecticut
Male called George, hatched 22nd February 2010
32 days
posted by Direchicken Passage West, Co. Cork, Ireland
Dilly - female (hopefully!) - hatched 8th August 2011
37 days
posted by Direchicken Passage West, Co. Cork, Ireland
Dilly - female (hopefully!) - hatched 8th August 2011
47 days
posted by Direchicken Passage West, Co. Cork, Ireland
Dilly - female (hopefully!) - hatched 8th August 2011
51 days
posted by Henrietta23 from eastern Connecticut
Beardless male called George, hatched 22nd February 2010
11 weeks
posted by playswithfowl from Oregon, USA
bearded white female
posted by Henrietta23 from eastern Connecticut, USA
Beardless male called George, hatched 22nd February 2010
20 weeks
posted by eggsrcool from England
3 pics of white beardless female copied from thread at https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=280655
Other resources: http://s91.photobucket.com/albums/k304/racuda00/Silkies/Silkie age progression/
A notoriously hard breed to sex. I think the first really useful character to emerge is typically the walnut comb, which starts to become noticeably more bulged and bubbly in males around 10 weeks. But at least in some lines, sexes may be separable on the basis of head feathering, which has been described as being angled back along the neck in males, and more upright in females.
2 days male and female
5 days female
13 days female
21 days female
24 days male
32 days female
37 days female
47 days female
51 days male
11 weeks male and female
20 weeks female
2 days
posted by Henrietta23 from eastern Connecticut
Male called George, hatched 22nd February 2010
posted by Direchicken Passage West, Co. Cork, Ireland
Dilly - female (hopefully!) - hatched 8th August 2011
5 days
posted by Direchicken Passage West, Co. Cork, Ireland
Dilly - female (hopefully!) - hatched 8th August 2011
13 days
posted by Direchicken Passage West, Co. Cork, Ireland
Dilly - female (hopefully!) - hatched 8th August 2011
21 days
posted by Direchicken Passage West, Co. Cork, Ireland
Dilly - female (hopefully!) - hatched 8th August 2011
24 days
posted by Henrietta23 from eastern Connecticut
Male called George, hatched 22nd February 2010
32 days
posted by Direchicken Passage West, Co. Cork, Ireland
Dilly - female (hopefully!) - hatched 8th August 2011
37 days
posted by Direchicken Passage West, Co. Cork, Ireland
Dilly - female (hopefully!) - hatched 8th August 2011
47 days
posted by Direchicken Passage West, Co. Cork, Ireland
Dilly - female (hopefully!) - hatched 8th August 2011
51 days
posted by Henrietta23 from eastern Connecticut
Beardless male called George, hatched 22nd February 2010
11 weeks
posted by playswithfowl from Oregon, USA
bearded white female
posted by Henrietta23 from eastern Connecticut, USA
Beardless male called George, hatched 22nd February 2010
20 weeks
posted by eggsrcool from England
3 pics of white beardless female copied from thread at https://www.backyardchickens.com/forum/viewtopic.php?id=280655
Other resources: http://s91.photobucket.com/albums/k304/racuda00/Silkies/Silkie age progression/
