Four 4-5 Wk Old Silkie chicks

[ChickNanny13]

Also, fwiw to everyone: I've been accurately sexing chicks for 2 years from as young as 1 day (not counting sex links) to as early as 1 week. Before one week is by personal inspection via vent sexing.

Wish I lived closer to you Would love to try Silkies & can't have cockerels, can't take chances as they're harder to rehome (here).

 

[KikiDeAnime]

Chick one is definitely a cockerel as well as chick three.
I'm very confident chick 2 is a pullet.

People keep saying I am 'guessing', I'm not. I know Silkies. Trust me

Would you be able to tell me what chick #4 may be? I didn't take a picture of that one only because s/he is a week younger than the others.

 

[Cyprus]

Wish I lived closer to you Would love to try Silkies & can't have cockerels, can't take chances as they're harder to rehome (here).

You can always get some older females

Would you be able to tell me what chick #4 may be? I didn't take a picture of that one only because s/he is a week younger than the others.

Sure!

 

[KikiDeAnime]

Here's Small Fry.
S/He's 4 weeks old and the most skittish of the chicks.

 

[Cyprus]

Here's Small Fry.
S/He's 4 weeks old and the most skittish of the chicks.
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Also a cockerel, sorry

 

[Cyprus]

Also a cockerel, sorry

I will admit that this one took some time.
What makes me believe cockerel with this one is the width and length of the comb and I believe I can see the slow start to some wattles.
And the growth of the crest is more similar to that of the confirmed cockerels as opposed to the pullet.

 

[KikiDeAnime]

I will admit that this one took some time.
What makes me believe cockerel with this one is the width and length of the comb and I believe I can see the slow start to some wattles.
And the growth of the crest is more similar to that of the confirmed cockerels as opposed to the pullet.

Thank you!
I will give all three another 2 or 3 weeks just in case
I'll be sure to mention/tag you when I have updated photos of them.

 

[KikiDeAnime]

@Cyprus Chick #3 may actually be a girl
I took another look at her comb today and even though it looks slightly like a cockerel comb, its more like Sleepy's comb. Its not getting bigger like Spiky Mikey's(Chick #1) is.
And her head feathering is turning more like a pullet's.

 

[Cyprus]

@Cyprus Chick #3 may actually be a girl
I took another look at her comb today and even though it looks slightly like a cockerel comb, its more like Sleepy's comb. Its not getting bigger like Spiky Mikey's(Chick #1) is.
And her head feathering is turning more like a pullet's.

I said I could be wrong

 

[KikiDeAnime]

I said I could be wrong

Yeah, but at least now I know what to look for in the future with more silkie chicks.