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[Sarah of walnut acres]

Looks like a cockerel, but don't freak out and give it time. i had a BCM that had me puzzled at 5 weeks, but ended up being a pullet (looked just like yours). Good luck!

Thank you for your help! It could be a BCM, if do it’s a little on the smaller side though which is why we were leaning towards a black Cochin.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I have one more that has me very confused right now. We thought she was a buff Orpington but she has transformed completely and doesn’t have a single comb.
She is 5-6 weeks old.
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Where did you get it?

 

[Sarah of walnut acres]

Where did you get it?

I bought it from a local guy that buys eggs to hatch. He had it with the orpingtons. I’ll show you some week by week pics so you can see how much it has changed. I asked the person I bought it from and he doesn’t have
The slightest idea what it could be.
day 1 - buff

Week two

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Week 4

Week 5

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I bought it from a local guy that buys eggs to hatch. He had it with the orpingtons. I’ll show you some week by week pics so you can see how much it has changed. I asked the person I bought it from and he doesn’t have
The slightest idea what it could be.
day 1 - buff

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Week two
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Week three
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Week 4

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Very likely a mix then. Could possibly be a buckeye mix. Too young to be sure.
Also, it looks like a cockerel so far.

 

[Sarah of walnut acres]

Very likely a mix then. Could possibly be a buckeye mix. Too young to be sure.
Also, it looks like a cockerel so far.

Thanks for taking the time to reply.

 

[ChickenWhisperer101]

He looks like a cockerel..... hope you can keep him/her either way! He/she is very pretty!

 

[Sarah of walnut acres]

He looks like a cockerel..... hope you can keep him/her either way! He/she is very pretty!

Thanks. I hope we can keep this one too. I guess once I can figure out how many cockerel we have I will need to decide who to keep and who to give away. At what age can you determine a silkies gender?

 

[LegbarMama]

Looks like a pullet to me, the shiny feathers dont mean anything.

Thank you! I am hoping she is bc she belongs to my 2 year old and I'm pretty sure we'll have to keep her regardless lol.

 

[LegbarMama]

The white cockerel is very pretty!

Thank you. I think he is a brahma mix. Not really sure but he's so beautiful. I wish I could keep him.

 

[ChickenWhisperer101]

Thank you. I think he is a brahma mix. Not really sure but he's so beautiful. I wish I could keep him.

That’s a bummer! Hope he finds a good home!