13 week Vaulted Silkie

[MariBellsy42869]

So stinkin' adorable!!!!

thank you! im pretty confident now that they're a pullet

 

[MariBellsy42869]

Beluga (vaulted) is 17 weeks old. no crow and when introduced to our other Roo there was no fighting. However they're literally smaller than twice the size of my other silkies.is it possible to have poultry dwarfism?
PS. I am so sorry for my awkward face

 

[Obsessed With Silkies]

She definitely looks like a little lady!

 

[MariBellsy42869]

She definitely looks like a little lady!

you think so?? the only thing throwing me off is the tail feathers.

 

[Obsessed With Silkies]

you think so?? the only thing throwing me off is the tail feathers.

I'm 90% sure, silkies are hard to sex sometimes. If she's 17 weeks that comb would definitely be alot bigger and you'd be seeing streamer feathers coming off the back of the head. The tail feathers can be hard at times as well. I have a few silkie hens that their tails look a little like that. Overall I do think you have a pullet.

 

[MariBellsy42869]

I'm 90% sure, silkies are hard to sex sometimes. If she's 17 weeks that comb would definitely be alot bigger and you'd be seeing streamer feathers coming off the back of the head. The tail feathers can be hard at times as well. I have a few silkie hens that their tails look a little like that. Overall I do think you have a pullet.

they definitely are 17 weeks old! here is baby Beluga. I'll take updated photos at 19 weeks old, they definitely should be easy at that point!

 

[MariBellsy42869]

Beluga is a few days over 19 weeks old!
No crowing, not much comb or wattle development. starting to get into the clucky stage, a lot of new feathers are coming in and poor baby got their first haircut after these photos (poof so large the lack of visibility kind of makes it difficult to walk).
I will never own another vaulted silkie after them lol.

 

[Obsessed With Silkies]

Beluga is a few days over 19 weeks old!
No crowing, not much comb or wattle development. starting to get into the clucky stage, a lot of new feathers are coming in and poor baby got their first haircut after these photos (poof so large the lack of visibility kind of makes it difficult to walk).
I will never own another vaulted silkie after them lol.


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At this point you have a 99.9% chance of a female

 

[Cloverr39]

Looks like a pullet.

 

[MariBellsy42869]

y'all are giving me hope but these hard tail feathers are killing me lol. if they are a Roo (theoretically saying) is it normal for certain developmental delays to occur such as crowing or comb growth? they hatched July 20th so they are definitely about 5 months old...