Are these Silkies a cockeral or pullet?

[Wolfefarmyard]

This is so hard, there are so many mixed opinions! lol

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

1. Pullet
2. Pullet

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

This is so hard, there are so many mixed opinions! lol

Well, this probably doesn't make a difference to you, but if those were cockerels, they would have spiky crests, and large combs. I am sure these are both pullets.

 

[Wolfefarmyard]

Well, this probably doesn't make a difference to you, but if those were cockerels, they would have spiky crests, and large combs. I am sure these are both pullets.

The only thing is that the breeder has bred the males to look almost identical to females. Very small wattles and combs ect.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

The only thing is that the breeder has bred the males to look almost identical to females. Very small wattles and combs ect.

Well, you can't make a male look exactly like a female. There would still be differences. Anyway, maybe wait a couple weeks, and see if they start laying!
I'm sticking with pullets.

 

[Wolfefarmyard]

Well, you can't make a male look exactly like a female. There would still be differences. Anyway, maybe wait a couple weeks, and see if they start laying!
I'm sticking with pullets.

Thank you very much. I hope you are right. I'm hoping for at least one girl. I don't mind one boy but I definitely need the other to be a girl. We are overun with boys rn. Lol

 

[Mylied]

Did you say one was dna tested?

 

[Wolfefarmyard]

Did you say one was dna tested?

Well the person I got it from said that it was. But who knows if it really was or what they mean by dna testing.

 

[Mylied]

Well the person I got it from said that it was. But who knows if it really was or what they mean by dna testing.

Guess time will tell. Taking the dna testing out of the equation, I'm sticking with both pullets too.

 

[FishMtFarm]

You can DNA the sex of them by sending in feather samples, and she did DNA some. And yes, I do breed for small wattles and combs. I have a rooster that looks just like a female. I had to DNA hi to be sure ause he isn't crowing yet and is 8 months. Which one isn't the DNAed bird? The white has a little mulberry in the comb which tells me roo cause females rarely get that.