6mo old silkies. Hen or roo? Helllppp

[GirlsHuntToo]

My silkie hen looks very much like the second one, so I'm guessing it's a hen there. I'm guessing the first one is a roo, the wing feathers look "sharper" and it's got a larger comb.

I completely agree. You have a hen and a roo.

 

[Holdthechicken]

What makes you think that? I would love that- but they look so different.

I could be wrong, silkies are notoriously difficult, but my buff male was much bigger and his steamer feathers were very noticeable by six months.. yours could very well be a cockerel but my pullet doesn’t look that much different from yours (she’s a bit older, hatched in april)

 

[Holdthechicken]

I could be wrong, silkies are notoriously difficult, but my buff male was much bigger and his steamer feathers were very noticeable by six months.. yours could very well be a cockerel but my pullet doesn’t look that much different from yours (she’s a bit older, hatched in april)

This was my boys streamers at only 3 months old

 

[ConejoChickens]

I could be wrong, silkies are notoriously difficult, but my buff male was much bigger and his steamer feathers were very noticeable by six months.. yours could very well be a cockerel but my pullet doesn’t look that much different from yours (she’s a bit older, hatched in april)

Hmm, they do look similar.
Is this pullets comb as large as mine? Hard to tell from the picture.
Thanks for sharing tho! Much appreciated!

 

[Cloverr39]

The second one is definitely a pullet. The first one could go either way, but I'm leaning more towards cockerel.

 

[Holdthechicken]

Hmm, they do look similar.
Is this pullets comb as large as mine? Hard to tell from the picture.
Thanks for sharing tho! Much appreciated!

Her comb is very similar in shape and size. I’ll try and get a picture for you later today.

 

[Holdthechicken]

Her comb is very similar in shape and size. I’ll try and get a picture for you later today.

After looking at yours and mine, yours is a bit more pronounced. Maybe it’s a late blooming cockerel, but it does look very similar to mine IMO.

 

[Tookie]

One is definitely a girl, the other is looking like a boy so far to me.