Another silkie gender thread

[Merrypoppys]

8.5 week old partridge silkie chick. Guesses on boy or girl? We have an older partridge chick we are pretty sure is a boy so I'm really hoping this one is a girl! I know it's early but so far you guys have been right on the money with your guesses

 

[JedJackson]

It's really tough to tell with Silkies until they are older. I would guess this is a female because of the small comb, but it's only a guess.

 

[HappyClucker7]

I'm guessing girl too.

 

[Merrypoppys]

A couple updated pictures at about 10 or so weeks old. Starting to be worried it's another roo

 

[LadiesAndJane]

A couple updated pictures at about 10 or so weeks old. Starting to be worried it's another roo

With Partridge Silkies cockerels will start to get red over the shoulders. I can’t really tell in your photos. Does this one have red coming in over the wings and shoulders?
Mentioned you have another Partridge that is definitely a male. Are you able to compare these two? Are they the same color partridge?
Close up comb photo would also help. You might want to push back the crest so the comb is clearly visible.
This Silkie is bearded and they won’t necessarily have any wattle formation as the gene for beards inhibits their development.

 

[Merrypoppys]

With Partridge Silkies cockerels will start to get red over the shoulders. I can’t really tell in your photos. Does this one have red coming in over the wings and shoulders?
Mentioned you have another Partridge that is definitely a male. Are you able to compare these two? Are they the same color partridge?
Close up comb photo would also help. You might want to push back the crest so the comb is clearly visible.
This Silkie is bearded and they won’t necessarily have any wattle formation as the gene for beards inhibits their development.

Here are some pictures in bright sunlight of the chick. Compared to the older partridge this chick has a WAY smaller and different shaped comb

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Here are some pictures in bright sunlight of the chick. Compared to the older partridge this chick has a WAY smaller and different shaped comb

I am leaning pullet with this one. Agree comb is small, no definitive red on wings. Silkies can fool you though.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Looks to be a pullet! Partridge birds are quite sexually dimorphic! Obviously with Silkies it's a bit harder to tell the pattern differences (pencilling is hard to make out) but the lack of dark breast and color patches makes me say pullet!

 

[TheAlrightyGina]

I'm with the consensus; this appears to be a pullet!