May 25, 2015 #1 sammyjo777 Hatching Joined May 24, 2015 Messages 9 Reaction score 0 Points 7 My mother in laws black silkie was a straight run. Wondering if it's a rooster or no 10 weeks old
May 26, 2015 #2 Chicken Girl1 Queen of the Coop 6 Years Spirit Friend Joined Mar 3, 2015 Messages 12,322 Reaction score 4,737 Points 567 Location Virginia I'm leaning towards pullet but I'm not a very experienced with sexing Silkies.
May 26, 2015 #3 Blackberry18 Songster 8 Years Joined Mar 25, 2015 Messages 1,805 Reaction score 139 Points 246 Location Minnesota I'm thinking pullet.
May 26, 2015 #4 SJchickens Songster Joined Mar 13, 2015 Messages 401 Reaction score 30 Points 116 Location Long Island, NY I'm thinking cockerel, but silkies are really difficult to sex, and it's still really young.
May 26, 2015 #5 xish Chirping 9 Years Joined Apr 23, 2015 Messages 67 Reaction score 7 Points 96 I would wait another week and look for any normal feathers to grow in as a tail. There won't be much, but it's a definite male if they're there. The comb is about equal genderwise so it wil depend on how big the waddles are as well.
I would wait another week and look for any normal feathers to grow in as a tail. There won't be much, but it's a definite male if they're there. The comb is about equal genderwise so it wil depend on how big the waddles are as well.
May 26, 2015 #6 Wyandottes7 Crowing 6 Years Friend Joined Jul 24, 2013 Messages 20,586 Reaction score 1,384 Points 401 I'm thinking pullet as well.
May 26, 2015 #7 BantamLover21 Crowing 12 Years Friend Joined Jul 24, 2013 Messages 23,660 Reaction score 1,628 Points 496 I'm thinking cockerel.