Chicken Breed Focus - Silkie

Silkie Pullet or Roo? 12-13 weeks of age! I see a little bit on red coming in above the beak (pictured where he/she is wet after a bath) Has had some feather loss on the back and on wings due to a fight with another hen. I have 6 other silkies same age with red only coming in below beak on the side of face so i'm a little confused!
 

Attachments

  • 69C0D309-6612-4CD6-9295-F2A8FBA19708.jpeg
    69C0D309-6612-4CD6-9295-F2A8FBA19708.jpeg
    460.5 KB · Views: 7
  • C93BA5B9-611E-49CD-9D98-5ADAD91D3F75.jpeg
    C93BA5B9-611E-49CD-9D98-5ADAD91D3F75.jpeg
    427 KB · Views: 6
  • CE619DFD-CE7D-4C18-AF14-F73164EEDF00.jpeg
    CE619DFD-CE7D-4C18-AF14-F73164EEDF00.jpeg
    301.7 KB · Views: 7
  • F65DA3A3-1205-4096-8110-A75031DEE808.jpeg
    F65DA3A3-1205-4096-8110-A75031DEE808.jpeg
    398.8 KB · Views: 7
  • D63417FB-0D87-45FB-8368-38EC445F2AB7.jpeg
    D63417FB-0D87-45FB-8368-38EC445F2AB7.jpeg
    298.8 KB · Views: 7
  • 3CB350ED-6E7F-4AFF-9051-8EE829EE1E31.jpeg
    3CB350ED-6E7F-4AFF-9051-8EE829EE1E31.jpeg
    309.9 KB · Views: 6
  • 0FAA8AA9-04A8-4F12-A8FE-E93C15EA72F4.jpeg
    0FAA8AA9-04A8-4F12-A8FE-E93C15EA72F4.jpeg
    548.2 KB · Views: 7
Silkie Pullet or Roo? 12-13 weeks of age! I see a little bit on red coming in above the beak (pictured where he/she is wet after a bath) Has had some feather loss on the back and on wings due to a fight with another hen. I have 6 other silkies same age with red only coming in below beak on the side of face so i'm a little confused!
Hmmm, poofy crest, no streamers... but the comb... ??? Would you consider that a U or V shape comb? i am totally hoping you have a pullet there, because that is one beautiful bird!!
 
Here are some better pictures! Honestly I cannot tell! I have no experience with silkies😂 But thank you! I sure hope it's a pullet!
Sorry I meant these 😂
 

Attachments

  • 64218D81-A8B6-4BE5-80AF-8E953CC2E12E.jpeg
    64218D81-A8B6-4BE5-80AF-8E953CC2E12E.jpeg
    197.9 KB · Views: 6
  • 70661C7D-9AA2-4526-8151-E34E51486299.jpeg
    70661C7D-9AA2-4526-8151-E34E51486299.jpeg
    261.8 KB · Views: 5
Hmmm, poofy crest, no streamers... but the comb... ??? Would you consider that a U or V shape comb? i am totally hoping you have a pullet there, because that is one beautiful bird!!
Thank you! I posted better pictures of the comb. Let me know what you think! 🙂
 
Ok.. my final vote is pullet.. she has ever so slight comb development.. the males im seeing waddles and a lot more pronounced comb.. plus her crest screams girl!
Yay!!! I hope so. I swear out of the total 7 I believe I picked 7 pullets! None of them really have ANY comb development at all. If so this was sure luck. Also they all sleep together in a big ball and won't roost. They have been off heat for almost 2 months. Didn't know if that meant anything.
 
Yay!!! I hope so. I swear out of the total 7 I believe I picked 7 pullets! None of them really have ANY comb development at all. If so this was sure luck. Also they all sleep together in a big ball and won't roost. They have been off heat for almost 2 months. Didn't know if that meant anything.
No, those things are normal silkie behaviors. Where did you get your silkies?
 

New posts New threads Active threads

Back
Top Bottom