Gender guesses for these blue silkies?

[CALI CHICK]

Hello, I would love to hear some feedback on what gender you think these 4 silkies are. I have an idea based on their appearance as well as their behavior. I won't mention their names either as that might bias your vote too!

I'm just curious what others think. They are either 7 weeks or 8 weeks old so they are still filling out.

#1 Side View....2 months old


#2 Face View.....2 months old


#3 About 7 weeks old


#4 Also 7 weeks old


I've got my suspicions about them, but would appreciate any feedback or opinions (to hopefully verify my suspicions since I already sold the two that I think are roos)

 

[leadwolf1]

Do not sell silkies until they lay or crow. I had 4 with the biggest, roundest crests, no combs that you could imagine...they all started crowing at about 16 weeks!!! I couldn't believe it. I don't trust a silkie to be what I think until they are much older!!!

 

[CALI CHICK]

Do not sell silkies until they lay or crow. I had 4 with the biggest, roundest crests, no combs that you could imagine...they all started crowing at about 16 weeks!!! I couldn't believe it. I don't trust a silkie to be what I think until they are much older!!!

Yes, that's good advice. Another reason I sold the two (#3 and #4) was because I didn't like their toe spacing. So, I wouldn't have wanted them for show OR in my breeding program. My other 4 silkies all started crowing about 16 weeks of age also..........ALL at once!

My new silkies (in the photos) behave SO different! They are SO sweet, submissive and docile unlike the roosters so I am REALLY hoping the first 2 are girls. Oops, I'm giving away my guesses!

 

[leadwolf1]

My absolute sweetest and most loving silkies was a group of 4 that from the beginning I thought were all pullets. Beautiful, round crests...wonderful, docile temperments I loved them to death...they were amazingly sweet. Then, one by one, they all started crowing. Lovely, poofy crests, no combs and all They still walk up to me for a petting But, all roos

 

[StarLover21]

I'd say the last two are roos.

 

[Peeps4me]

I would agree that #3 and #4 are roos. They resemble one of my white Silkies that started crowing last week at the tender age of 7 weeks.

 

[CALI CHICK]

I would agree that #3 and #4 are roos. They resemble one of my white Silkies that started crowing last week at the tender age of 7 weeks.

WOW at 7 weeks! I had a Cornish Cross started that early, but my other silkie roos were all about 16 weeks old. Maybe I sold Shadow (#3) and Hazy-Daze (#4) just in time!

I think it's hard to distinguish between roosters and pullets when they are all roosters. But if you have a mixed group

like I'm hoping I do, I think there is statistically a good chance that the ones that look more like roosters are roosters and the ones that look like pullets are pullets. Considering these 4 "look" and "act" different from each other, I am totally feeling like 1 and 2 are pullets. They were from the same breeding pen and hatched together. Unfortunately I could be wrong and have 4 roosters....

....but I don't think so. I would really like to show #1 whose real name is Misty-Blue. #2 is BB, because she hatched last as a tiny ball of grey fluff.