Can anyone tell me the sex of this Silkie?

[CHurst]

Has anyone got any ideas about this bird. The breeder thought it was probably a girl (we got it 3 weeks ago) and told me to look out for changes in the wattles - but it is hard to know when I haven't got another silkie to compare it with! I think it is about 4 months old now. The thing that is slightly odd about it is its behaviour. It's not like the other 3 chickens we got (a barnevelder, silver fayoumi and cream legbar), it tends to do its own thing and bullies the barnvelder , though it is the most timid of me. Still won't come and feed from my hand, though the others did after about 2 days.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

At the moment it looks like a girl, but 4 months is really too young to tell. I have a couple of NB silkie hens whith considerably larger wattles than those.

 

[Anon19]

Hmmm i think its a hen, altho it is a bit young to tell atm. I would wait another month and see. Good luck! Oh, and she/he is a pretty hen!

 

[spook]

I cannot tell which end is up!

 

[CHurst]

This is good so far! But what do you make of its behaviour? Everything I have read on silkies talks about their lovely friendly nature, but this one is not lovely or friendly! The opposite in fact - the other hens don't like it and it doesn't seem to like them. I started to wonder if this meant cockerel!

 

[silkieluver_07]

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It looks like a girl so far.

Sometimes if you do not handle a chicken (doesn't matter which breed) when they are younger, they are not as tame as chicks you've raised yourself.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

I have one hen who likes to beat the tar out of other birds--gender doesn't matter except that the older roos won't tolerate it. She is sweet and nice to people.

 

[Bwaaak!]

Its a girl!!

 

[CHurst]

Thanks everyone - I am feeling reassured. I will keep fingers crossed she doesn't start crowing!

 

[Enchanted Sunrise Farms]

i would suspect it's a girl at this point. And, most of my silkies are friendly, but i have one white pullet who hates me . . . so, there are always the exceptions.