Any ideas

[whitewolf1871341]

Anybody got any ideas boys girls?

 

[MysteryChicken]

Anybody got any ideas boys girls?

The partridge is the only possible boy I can tell at the moment.

 

[Chookchicken]

The partridge is the only possible boy I can tell at the moment.

I agree.

How old are they? Normally Silkies need to be at least 8 weeks old to give a remotely accurate guess. That’s the thing with Silkies you can almost never guarantee, just guess.

 

[MysteryChicken]

I agree.

How old are they? Normally Silkies need to be at least 8 weeks old to give a remotely accurate guess. That’s the thing with Silkies you can almost never guarantee, just guess.

Here's a silkie I hatched out in 2020, & was obviously a cockerel at 5 weeks. Started crowing at 3 weeks.

I can sex as early as 1-3 days old, the latest 7 days by wing feather growth patterns. I didn't sex this guy that way though.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Here's a silkie I hatched out in 2020, & was obviously a cockerel at 5 weeks. Started crowing at 3 weeks.View attachment 2672132View attachment 2672133I can sex as early as 1-3 days old, the latest 7 days by wing feather growth patterns. I didn't sex this guy that way though.

Most silkies do not comb that early. Your young man is an exception.
How old are these birds, @whitewolf1871341?

 

[MysteryChicken]

Most silkies do not comb that early. Your young man is an exception.
How old are these birds, @whitewolf1871341?

I know, just sharing anyways.

 

[Chookchicken]

Here's a silkie I hatched out in 2020, & was obviously a cockerel at 5 weeks. Started crowing at 3 weeks.View attachment 2672132View attachment 2672133I can sex as early as 1-3 days old, the latest 7 days by wing feather growth patterns. I didn't sex this guy that way though.

He’s very handsome. Some Silkies are just oddly easy to sex. You can be so sure you have a flock of pullets, but then they decide to change their gender at the last second

 

[MysteryChicken]

He’s very handsome. Some Silkies are just oddly easy to sex. You can be so sure you have a flock of pullets, but then they decide to change their gender at the last second

He was an odd one, he got sold since we had too many boys.

 

[whitewolf1871341]

Most silkies do not comb that early. Your young man is an exception.
How old are these birds, @whitewolf1871341?

My birds are now 10 weeks

 

[whitewolf1871341]

My birds are now 10 weeks