A pair of 13 and 14 weeks old silkies.. gender?

[Matilda Belle]

How do the markings show it's a female? And I've not heard of wing sexing working on silkies. In fact, I have yet to see a breed it does work on. It's supposed to be a trait specifically bred for in certain breeds.

You can’t color sex partridges until maybe 2-4 months old. Mystery has made this bizarre claim he/she can sex Silkie chicks for awhile, and it’s just not true. There is no way to sex Silkie chicks other than a dna test.

 

[MysteryChicken]

How do the markings show it's a female? And I've not heard of wing sexing working on silkies. In fact, I have yet to see a breed it does work on. It's supposed to be a trait specifically bred for in certain breeds.

The partridge color pattern is sexable, like the wild type pattern.
Females being darker then males.

I always sex my silkies by wings, & haven't been wrong yet.

 

[MysteryChicken]

You can’t color sex partridges until maybe 2-4 months old. Mystery has made this bizarre claim he/she can sex Silkie chicks for awhile, and it’s just not true. There is no way to sex Silkie chicks other than a dna test.

Whatever, believe what you want too.
Been doing this type of thing for years, self trained.

Don't want too fight with anybody on this subject. I know what I know, & I try to help others with the knowledge that I have learned.

I'm a girl, it's in my profile.

I've got 28 silkie eggs to put into the incubator.

 

[Mylied]

I bet it was just awkward teenage hair. @Snowflake83 how do they look now?

 

[Snowflake83]

I bet it was just awkward teenage hair. @Snowflake83 how do they look now?

 

[Mylied]

Yes, beautiful little pullets! No streamers. Love them. ❤

 

[sassy1637]

Thank you for this thread! I have been going crazy trying to sex my silkies. I'm not new to chickens (I'm great at sexing my cochins), but new to silkies!
These are my 14 week olds. They certainly don't make it easy!

 

[Snowflake83]

Hi. I’m not the best at sexing silkies either, but I am 100%sure that the one in the first picture is a roo as I can clearly see streamers and the one in the third picture is a hen.

 

[Snowflake83]

I meant pullet

 

[MysteryChicken]

I forgot to mention that they never fight. I used to have other chicks who would constantly fight. Coffee and Splash never fight and if I separate them for a couple of minutes, Coffee will start calling and Splash will reply. I used to believe that Coffee is a roo and Splash a pullet as he has a bigger body and a deeper voice, but no I am not sure anymore, as I think I can notice streamers on Splash’s neck and head...

The blue looks to have an extra fluffy head, which makes streamer growth slower then the ones who have not so fluffy heads. I own silkies, & noticed this. Fighting won't happen until around 5-6 months of age. Mainly pecking order stuff.