Another dreaded silkie gender question!

[Fluffy_Butt]

Hi all! Sorry if this isn’t right; my first time posting pictures. Anyway, so I have 4 bantam silkies, 8-9 weeks old and want to know gender to help with naming. What do you think? Also, are they all blue/black? One has some buff (?) feathers starting on his/her neck. Anyway, thanks in advance!

 

[MrFluffyandGirls]

I'm thinking boy,girl, boy and ? (a picture standing sideways and face on helps) Of course I had one that I thought was a rooster until it laid and egg because she carried herself and acted like a rooster.

 

[nchls school]

About all you can do with silkies this age is to look at their combs. Cockerel combs develop earlier and are bigger than the pullets combs.

 

[Fluffy_Butt]

Thanks, I’ll keep an eye on their combs and see if I can get another picture tomorrow. Any thoughts on the colors?

 

[ChickNanny13]

Just playing the guessing game ... pullet, pullet, cockerel, pullet
@nchls school is correct about the combs ... I'm looking at their head feathering but the comb is the for sure way. Silkies are not the easiest to sex out.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

They all look black with some red leakage.

 

[Fluffy_Butt]

Thanks! I had never heard of leakage so I had to look it up. I’m not planning on breeding them so I’m just going to enjoy the interesting color. Thanks so much everyone!

 

[Fluffy_Butt]

Bonus but not helpful: my favorite picture of my little Dandelion Thanks again!