Fools errand - any chance of sexing a 1-2 day Silkie?

[charlotte-and-the-bees]

Hello! Took this baby home today. Silkie bantam. Standing upright mostly but I know silkies are pretty much impossible to sex. Can posture like this be an indicator of roo? Any other methods besides vent?

 

[Kiki]

Too young.

I have a question.
Why do you mention 'standing upright'?

 

[charlotte-and-the-bees]

Too young.

I have a question.
Why do you mention 'standing upright'?

Just the posture - standing more erect than “boat like”

 

[Kiki]

Just the posture - standing more erect than “boat like”

I have never heard these two sayings before.
Neither stance makes a hoot of a difference at this age.

 

[Chookchicken]

Posture often doesn’t matter, especially when their this young. My silkie chick mostly kept her chest out, it didn’t mean she wasn’t a pullet. Wait until she is 8+ weeks old, then post an update

 

[charlotte-and-the-bees]

I have never heard these two sayings before.
Neither stance makes a hoot of a difference at this age.

Thanks, that’s helpful! Assumed that may be the case.

 

[Kiki]

Thanks, that’s helpful! Assumed that may be the case.

The photo might be making the feed seem larger than it is but you
might want to think about taking a hammer the feed to break it up into smaller pieces for the little chick.

 

[charlotte-and-the-bees]

The photo might be making the feed seem larger than it is but you
might want to think about taking a hammer the feed to break it up into smaller pieces for the little chick.

Good call. It has varying sizes in there but couldn’t hurt to break it up even more since it’s a bantam!

 

[TheAlrightyGina]

You can DNA sex test at this age but otherwise...you gotta wait.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Sweet little chick. Hope you have some others to keep it company.
Too young for DNA sexing (unless you hatched it and have the egg shell). They need to have some feathers to send for testing. With silkies, around 4 weeks of age. Which is still way younger than you otherwise will know. Most silkies can not be sexed until they are about 4 months of age.