Hi. I’m not the best at sexing silkies either, but I am 100%sure that the one in the first picture is a roo as I can clearly see streamers and the one in the third picture is a hen.
The strange thing is that their brother (he is 23 weeks old now) started crowing one month ago. My friend, his owner, recorded him when he first started crowing.
I won’t be able to keep them if you are right. Cockerels are not permitted in the area were I live. They both have lovely temperaments. Very sweet birds...
I forgot to mention that they never fight. I used to have other chicks who would constantly fight. Coffee and Splash never fight and if I separate them for a couple of minutes, Coffee will start calling and Splash will reply. I used to believe that Coffee is a roo and Splash a pullet as he has a...
I wold appreciate if you could have a look at my silkies and let me know what gender you think they might be. You were right last time.. my Snowflake turn out to be a hen.
The gray chick is called Coffee and is 13 weeks old. The white one is called Splash and is 14 weeks old.
Thank you for your...
I have to share this with you, even though I don’t have my son’s permition to do so.;) This is how affectionate she is towards us.. my son was playing with her and she actually was touching his cheek with her beak, as if sshe was trying to kiss him. I:)
Hi everyone. This is my 20 weeks old bearded silkie chick. Me and my son love him/her to bits, but unfortunately we are not allowed to keep cockerels in the area where I live..we just pray and hope that this chick is a pullet. I uploaded as many photos as possible. The hens in the last photo are...