Bedtime drama

[LaFleche]

At only 9 weeks old your harrassed bird pictured above is a male as comb and wattles are way too big and red for a pullet this young.
Maybe find him a new home before he gets sick or starved to death with all the bullying going on.

 

[BigBlueHen53]

No, they don't know sexes as far as I know. If they did, they don't reveal it in any way or I'd know the sex of my silkies far sooner than 3-4 months.

This is a really good question IMO. I think it's possible they do know, but it doesn't matter until hormones kick in.

 

[Rick589]

This is a really good question IMO. I think it's possible they do know, but it doesn't matter until hormones kick in.

I was asking thinking that if they did know from the beginning then maybe some tell tale interactions between the different sexes may give a clue to their ‘staff’, otherwise known as humans. Of course, there’s always the possibility that they do know but keep it a secret on purpose.