chicks combs *pics*

[loupan]

I have been watching my chicks they are 4 weeks old now and my silkies seem to have completly different comb colours and size is this normal they were born on the same day ,is this a sure sign that one is a roo and the other a pullet ???

white silkie comb a light colour not red and no sign of wattles

blue silkie dark comb alot smaller

both together

This one im pretty sure is defo a roo

And this one im hopeing is a pullet born on the same day as the others

Thanks for your help

 

[ScaredOfShadows]

Silkies are hard to sex, and are notorious for fooling you.

However that said, the fact your white silkie's comb is already larger and sticking up at 4 weeks, I am betting its a boy. The blue silkie - no idea, you'll need to wait awhile.

the white single comb chick - definitely a boy

the last dark chick, so far looks girly.

 

[hdowden]

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[Chickenrandomness]

i'm not expert with silkies, but i think the first one is a boy

 

[Whittni]

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agree

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[Lothiriel]

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agree

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[ChickenPeep]

Oops... never mind this!

 

[ChickenPeep]

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[ChickenWisperer]

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x6. I think it's unanimous.

 

[Pele]

I agree that the one with the light comb is a boy, but I do not agree that these are silkies. The closest birds you have to a silkie are the white and blue ones in the first pics. The rest are completely different breed mixes.

Purebred silkies have black skin (not red or yellow). They also have a very very distinct comb that looks a lot like a black brain sitting on their forehead (called a Walnut Comb, but I still think they look like a brain). Here's a pic of an extreme example (most silkies are so fluffy that you can't see their comb).

http://www.freewebs.com/professorchickenscolours/silkiewhitemalehead01.jpg

Whomever sold these birds to you is mixing their flock without regard to breed, or trying to develop 'silkied' versions of various breeds.