7 week old silkies: help me guess the sex

aryucrazy

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I have 8 silkies that are 7-7.5 weeks old. I need help figuring out the sex, but I know it's a little early. I can provide more pictures if that helps. My guess behaviorally is that I have a lot of roosters.
 

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At that age we're gonna be judging by combs, so need clear shots of those. I can give guesses, though. I think Chickadee, Buckbeak and Bluey are probably cockerels. Valdemort, Lefty and Teioh are looking like girls, and not clear on the others. But definitely get more opinions because, as you say, it's early and Silkies are about the toughest breed to determine gender.
 
Here are some better comb pictures. I didn't get everyone, but I can try again tomorrow.
 

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They're 8 weeks now.

Voldemort has started crowing (I'm 90% sure).
Bluey, Chickadee, and Buckbeak look like boys definitely.

I'm not sure about the rest, but I'm really hoping Sasha Nein is a girl.

Any insight? Are these the type that take extra long to figure out since they're bearded and the combs aren't doing much?
 

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