Guessing the gender for silkie chicks

[Cloverr39]

Super cute chicks!!! I think I'm going to stick with my previous guesses at least for this week. Does Rain have some cuckoo feathering?

Yes, he's a cuckoo.

 

[Obsessed With Silkies]

Yes, he's a cuckoo.

So pretty! So you have parent cuckoo silkies?

 

[Cloverr39]

So pretty! So you have parent cuckoo silkies?

Yep. I have one cuckoo hen. My rooster isn't a cuckoo, so that's why I mentioned that Rain and June are sexlinked. Rain is a cockerel and June is a pullet.

 

[Cloverr39]

5 weeks. I know there's not really a point in posting Rain and June cause I know what they are but they're so cute so why not just include them as well. I'm starting to feel like Ollie might be a pullet. I just can't wait to see their crests!

 

[Obsessed With Silkies]

Now I think Ollie could be a pullet and Aspen appears to be a pullet as well. June and Rain have large crests so I'm leaning towards male for those two. But....these are just guesses

 

[Cloverr39]

Now I think Ollie could be a pullet and Aspen appears to be a pullet as well. June and Rain have large crests so I'm leaning towards male for those two. But....these are just guesses

Thank you for the guesses
June and Rain's mother has a very big crest. After checking photos of her at 6 weeks (cause I didn't have any at 5 weeks) I saw that she had a bigger crest than her brothers that were the same age. I'm not questioning your experience of course, just thought I'd point out that June might’ve inherited the big crest thing from her mother. And June and Rain are vaulted, while Ollie and Aspen aren't. That could also make the crests look a bit bigger.

 

[Obsessed With Silkies]

Thank you for the guesses
June and Rain's mother has a very big crest. After checking photos of her at 6 weeks (cause I didn't have any at 5 weeks) I saw that she had a bigger crest than her brothers that were the same age. I'm not questioning your experience of course, just thought I'd point out that June might’ve inherited the big crest thing from her mother. And June and Rain are vaulted, while Ollie and Aspen aren't. That could also make the crests look a bit bigger.

That's true...only time will tell

 

[Cloverr39]

I have updated pictures. This week I think Rain is a cockerel and the rest are pullets.

 

[Obsessed With Silkies]

I have updated pictures. This week I think Rain is a cockerel and the rest are pullets.

Ollie seems to have just as big of a crest as Rain, I know you mentioned their mother had a large crest. Could you post a picture so I have an idea of how large to hopefully distinguish between pullet and cockerel. Thanks

 

[Cloverr39]

Ollie seems to have just as big of a crest as Rain, I know you mentioned their mother had a large crest. Could you post a picture so I have an idea of how large to hopefully distinguish between pullet and cockerel. Thanks

Ollie's mother:

June and Rain's mother: