Are these buff silkies all roos?

[vpeterson]

I have 4 buff silkies in this video. Could you please tell me if the first three are all roos. Also if anyone would want to comment on which one I should keep for future breeding, it would be appreciated. They are 3 to 4 months old.

Thanks so much. I added still pictures farther down.

 

[silky ma]

From what I can tell they are roos, and yes the 4th is a female. At this age the males comb will start to look big, bumpy and dented, while a females will be small , round, and smooth. Can you get pics and post them?

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

The last 2 birds, 16 & 17 have odd looking wings, like maybe their split wings or something like that. Plus, all of those roosters have way to much black in their cushion/tail to use. I personally would use any of the roosters, but try to find a different roo. If you HAD to pick one, I would pick 15. Paired with a nice clear hen he might produce some nice chicks. All are boys, except the very last bird, which is a pullet. I just dont like that she has lots of white in her undercolor.

 

[kfchickenlady]

I would like to see pics too, I have 2 buff silkie chicks, 2mos old, I am trying to sex.

 

[reesepoultry]

15 & 16 look like roos with too much black in there tails. 17 and the last one look like hens to me. The last hen looks to be pretty nice also.

 

[vpeterson]

Here are some pictures as requested.

 

[kfchickenlady]

well, whatever gender your silkies are, they are CUTE! I have 2 at the very ugly stage, about a month younger than yours...I am curious to see what others think of the sexes, I havent a clue, sorry

 

[SundownWaterfowl]

Yes, 15 16 and 17 are all boys. I fogot to mention this above, hang on to all of them, because they could look much much different in a couple of months.

 

[kfchickenlady]

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would you mind giving an explanation? I would like to know what to look for at this age.

 

[silky ma]

They look all males but I am not seeing the "elvis feathering" on their heads that should be there. So Pic # 5-Paper # 15
If you could pm me with close ups of each of their faces showing the mulberry comb that will let me know for sure. Females will have a round/ smooth bump...while males will always have a large mass- that will get biggwer as they age - full of bumps and crevases.