4-5 week old Partridge silkie chicks roo or pullet?

[Teresaann24]

Plz say roo...

 

[LilPeeps]

The coloring suggests pullet.

 

[JenEric Farms]

Looks like a she to me!

 

[Teresaann24]

NOOOOOOOOOOOOO!! This was my last chance of getting a partridge boy. I'm bummed now...The partridge roo I sold produced all females??? What is the chances of that!!!!!!!!! First time I hoped for a boy and got a girl...UGH...

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

Actually, females carry the sex differentiation genes.

 

[Teresaann24]

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Oh really? See My partridge frizzle roo was in with a young black hen. This was before seperting my pens when they were younger. I collected eggs from the hen not knowing the roo was breeding with her and stuck them in the bator to see. I hatched out 2 but I rehomed the roo once I seperated my pens because I had no partridge hens to put with him. So far from the same black hen now with a black roo has giving me too many little black roo chicks.

 

[19hhbelgian]

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So, why does the coloring suggest girl? Sorry if it's a goofy question

 

[rodriguezpoultry]

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Oh really? See My partridge frizzle roo was in with a young black hen. This was before seperting my pens when they were younger. I collected eggs from the hen not knowing the roo was breeding with her and stuck them in the bator to see. I hatched out 2 but I rehomed the roo once I seperated my pens because I had no partridge hens to put with him. So far from the same black hen now with a black roo has giving me too many little black roo chicks.

Yep...really. The female is ZW whereas the male is ZZ.

 

[Teresaann24]

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Oh really? See My partridge frizzle roo was in with a young black hen. This was before seperting my pens when they were younger. I collected eggs from the hen not knowing the roo was breeding with her and stuck them in the bator to see. I hatched out 2 but I rehomed the roo once I seperated my pens because I had no partridge hens to put with him. So far from the same black hen now with a black roo has giving me too many little black roo chicks.

Yep...really. The female is ZW whereas the male is ZZ.

I think I heard this before...I guess you learn somthing new everyday! Thanks for telling me!

 

[kentuckysilkies]

I am almost sure it is a pullet. Teresanne, I should have a partridge roo out of the 34 chicks I have in the brooder. If so I will set you up with one.

Tom