10 week Silkies, Roo and Hen?

lilmizscareall

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6 Years
Jul 14, 2013
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2 silkies about 10 weeks old.
I’ve been pretty positive for the last 2 weeks that I’ve actually got a girl and a boy. Would love some confirmation from my chicken friends.
The one that I think is a Roo is much more aggressive, and has been picking fights with the others!

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1) hen showing comb

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1) hen profile 8weeks

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1) hen again! 8 weeks

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1) hen at 10 weeks, fuzzier face




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2) Roo at 8 weeks
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2) Roo at 8 weeks, showing wrong comb as well.

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2) Roo at 10 weeks
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2) Roo at 10 weeks. Larger wattle already.
 
Silkies are some of the hardest to determine at young ages. However, with a good eye and good comparison you’ll eventually be able to make educated guesses.

I can say pretty confidently based on my silkies that you have a hen and a roo. The Roos wattles are bigger and so is his comb. Theirs doesn’t get long like a leghorns might, but instead gets thicker and more brain-like in my opinion.
 

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