Do wattles mean cockerel?

[Sassy_Silkies]

Do wattles mean cockerel ? No, as pullets have them too, but that much development at 11 weeks very likely does mean cockerel.

No,wattles don’t determined gender,however length and color can detect male,escpecially in young chickens.Usually don’t see growth in combs and wattles till after eights weeks in pullets.By eight weeks cockerels usually are very red in that area and often wattles and combs are growing pretty big for the face.I don’t sex silkies but regular breeds usually are growing male fetahers by 11 weeks and that is the real answer,a wattles doesn’t determine,there are a lot of breeds with large combs and waddles at just four weeks and still turn out to be girls,very common for leghorn pullets to have big combs and wattles at a very young age.

I know that pullets have them. But I thought silkie pullets would have next to none on the wattle development. I know other breeds pullets have larger wattles =) but my question was more specific to this little silkie guy. I also dont see much redness in the silkie roos combs. but not all of them turn red ( In silkies ) right?

 

[TheTwoRoos]

From what I have seen soem silkies combs are almost black.

 

[Pugsabi]

I know that pullets have them. But I thought silkie pullets would have next to none on the wattle development. I know other breeds pullets have larger wattles =) but my question was more specific to this little silkie guy. I also dont see much redness in the silkie roos combs. but not all of them turn red ( In silkies ) right?

You're right silkies don't really turn bright red, more like a purple, at least to my eyes.

 

[drumstick diva]

You only see wattles in non bearded silkies. Beards seem to inhibit the growth of wattles.

 

[drumstick diva]

The only red combs I've seen on silkies have been hatchery grade birds