Can anyone guess the genders of the Silkies!? (For fun! 😁)

[afwifey]

@Lemon-Drop I am thinking boy, boy, girl on your three! That high arch on #3 gives me boy vibes. #1 had the more defined comb area. #3 doesn’t have any signs I would think of as roo... yet.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

My 2 were hatched on May 9 & I’m trying to decide if they are bantam or standard but looking at your weights, I’m thinking standard! Mine are 81g and 85g & I did week by week photos
day 1 & 2
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Week 1
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Week 2
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Week 3
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maybe we can help each other! I’m going to compare my pics to yours now and guess on yours!

Most silkies in America are bantams, just so you know (my silkies are bantams)

 

[Lemon-Drop]

@Lemon-Drop I am thinking boy, boy, girl on your three! That high arch on #3 gives me boy vibes. #1 had the more defined comb area. #3 doesn’t have any signs I would think of as roo... yet.

Just have to wait and see.... dang, I hate waiting! I’m so impatient.

Luckily, I can keep at least one cockerel (I don’t have any roosters right now, and a flock of 13 for sure pullets)

I could even keep two, if they are friendly enough. (I’ve seen a ratio of 1:6 or so for silkies)

I am very lucky to live where I can keep roosters.

 

[afwifey]

Most silkies in America are bantams, just so you know (my silkies are bantams)

Oh probably bantam then! We were told they were standard. Our silkie hen is standard. They did seem super small chicks to me!

 

[Sammi_0411]

I'm quite lucky 2 out 3 of my 4 week chicks are definately cockerels already lol the last one I think pullet but still on the fence

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Just a Little Update:

Pebbles, blue: 174 grams
Eclipse, black: 170 gra
Nutmeg, partridge: 145 grams.

(weight was last taken on the 16th)

And a few pictures:

Nutmeg is partridge, very floofy. Has a wild looking poof on top of her head.

Pebbles is blue/grey
And also has poof. Heavier than nutmeg, but also pretty fluffy.

Eclipse (black) has no poof on top of her head, and isn’t as fluffy as the others.

Also, I made a silkie comb week by week thread. Thread here.


They are a day less than 5 weeks.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Pure guessing, I'll say black is a cockerel. I at least got a 50/50 shot ?

And..... you got it right! Now they are 20 weeks old, eclipse (black) is a cockerel, nutmeg (buff/partridge) is a pullet, and pebbles (blue/ grey) is a pullet.
Eclipse:

Nutmeg:

Pebbles:

Sorry That the Pictures are so blurry, it was pouring rain and my camera kept getting blurred.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Others that guessed all correct in the poll:
@MixedFlock23 @Dr Evy @Anastatia_S @Gigi_The_Chicken