(another) silkie gender Cmb, silkie, gender, rooster,

[Clappmeg]

Hi all,

So I'm going to post a few pics of my two 7.5 week old silkie chicks and I would love for you to give me your thoughts on the partridge chick! I KNOW the white chick is a roo. He's had a comb and wattles since just a few weeks old. While mama is a show quality hen (blue ribbon winner, actually) dad is hatchery quality and has a large, floppy single comb as opposed to the traditional walnut comb in higher quality Silkies. I've been thinking that the brown (partridge) chick is a pullet all along, but today I noticed that it's wattles have really come in the past few days. (S)he also has a pretty good size comb, but I never contributed it to being a roo since Mom also has a good sized walnut comb as well. Anyway, let me know what you think!

 

[Mylied]

I think they are both cockerels. I'd go as far to say I'm 99.9% sure they are.

 

[Clappmeg]

I think they are both cockerels. I'd go as far to say I'm 99.9% sure they are.

That would be just my luck!! Love them either way, just worried how they'll get along with my other two adult roos in the flock once I incorporate them

 

[Mylied]

I've not had problems with silkies fussing over anything personally. It's only a problem if you don't have enough females because the guys can get a bit rough and cause them to be bareback and scratched up.

 

[Matilda Belle]

Cockerels