Gender?

[Cwashelesky]

 

[diamondsilkies]

Silkies take a little longer to sex than most breeds; I think we may have to wait a few more weeks on this one. How old is s/he now?

 

[Cwashelesky]

7 weeks

 

[elisabeth_]

Silkies take a little longer to sex than most breeds; I think we may have to wait a few more weeks on this one. How old is s/he now?

Agree.
With some you can tell right away, but others can take until the first crow for you to be absolutely sure. One of my poor silkie hens is stuck with a boy name because I thought she was a rooster for so long. That is a beautiful little silkie by the way!

 

[Cwashelesky]

Agree.
With some you can tell right away, but others can take until the first crow for you to be absolutely sure. One of my poor silkie hens is stuck with a boy name because I thought she was a rooster for so long. That is a beautiful little silkie by the way!

Thank you

 

[DucksNchickenss]

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I have a feeling thats a roo. I could be wrong though.

 

[Egg Snatcher]

silkie are hard to sex, but if you do it when they are very small it some time easyer. But it kind of looks like a hen. Can you get a pic of her/his comb. From what I can see the comb is not burmpt up, it looks flat.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Yeah it's a bit too early, but in Silkies the crest going "up" instead of "back" is sometimes indicative of a pullet, so that's where I'm leaning here

 

[Cwashelesky]

silkie are hard to sex, but if you do it when they are very small it some time easyer. But it kind of looks like a hen. Can you get a pic of her/his comb. From what I can see the comb is not burmpt up, it looks flat.

 

[Egg Snatcher]

The comb looks pretty flat to me I think it's a pretty little hen. But you will know when she gets bigger. Love the bantam breed and silkies, there so fluffy.