2 Nine week old chicks? Help? **PICS

[penkwolf]

Hello, we have 2 silkies chicks, which we hatched, they are 9 weeks old now but their is an obvious size difference between them, we dont know if the smaller one has something up with it? or it is just a different gender/breed? we got given the eggs to hatch.

Does anyone know the sex of these 2? and why one is smaller?
Thanks

This is the larger one, pretty sure this is a boy?

This is the other one (Nearest front)

This is the size difference ^^

 

[aoxa]

I think the smallest one is a girl.. Looks girly to me.. The other two look roo-ish..

 

[peepblessed]

It's hard to tell from these photos, but do they have 5 toes? They may have another breed mixed in there.

 

[aoxa]

PS: they don't look pure to me..

My silkie was twice as fluffy at a week younger.

Lorraine is 11 weeks here

Lorraine is 8 weeks old here (day we got her)

Our rooster - Steve. Keep your eye out for large combs, streamers from the crest. I find Steve is a lot more coarse to touch than Lorraine's soft down feel.

 

[penkwolf]

The larger one is flufflyer and has a good coat, but its the little one, its like a runt, but is same age etc and from same mom and dad so was wondering what gender ands if something was up with it

nice pics by the way

 

[penkwolf]

Bump

 

[penkwolf]

The one is not growing and was from the same hatch? anyone know why? is it just a girl?

 

[PoultryQueen29]

The larger ones are normally the roos. You cant really go by that because my biggest silkie chick was a hen. The larger one looks like a roo though.

 

[Snowygirl]

#1: Boy
#2: Girlie

 

[DebbieDee]

What is the personality?Roos are aggressive . Don't forget to check for that.