Gender help: 3 young silkies

[chickenmama22]

Are these old enough to guess the gender?

#1: Black silkie, about 3 months old. I think i see streamers (cockerel?)

#2 about 10 weeks old

#3 Also about 10 weeks old

 

[BantamLover21]

It is rather young to tell with Silkies, but only the top bird is looking cockerel-ish, IMO.

 

[Wyandottes7]

It is rather young to tell with Silkies, but only the top bird is looking cockerel-ish, IMO.

I agree. The third bird looks like a pullet.

 

[chickenmama22]

Well, that's a start I thought the black one would be a pullet, then I looked at him one day and saw streamers! I'll try to add more pictures of these silkies in a month and see if we can tell. Silkies are so challenging to figure out!

 

[sourland]

Silkies can be tough - don't be in a hurry to get rid of any of them.

 

[chickenmama22]

Yes, they are quite challenging! I think I'll raise 20 or more to make a 2014 flock!

 

[CCCCCCCCHICKENS]

It is rather young to tell with Silkies, but only the top bird is looking cockerel-ish, IMO.

X2.

They can be tricky to sex. I agree with sourland-don't be in a hurry to get rid of them

 

[ozu]

I definitely think the first one is a roo but the others look like pullets. Wait a some time to be 100% sure though! I would never completely dub a silkie hen or rooster until I hear a crow or they squat and/or lay an egg! Or unless they look obviously male like my mean ol rooster, Albedo.