Help! New chicken owner

[cherrynberry]

Now that I can see the original head shot on the first page, pretty sure this one is a pullet.

Really? Well you are the best with Silkies, but I think I see streamers

But since you say so, I trust you.

 

[Mimmy8]

Thank you for your replies. I contacted the seller who I brought them from, she said if it was a cockerel it would be crowing now, because they are 35 weeks old. When I purchased them 2 weeks ago, I was told they were 28 weeks old. This one is much taller than the others and has a much larger cone.

I don't want to sound dumb, but can someone also tell me why some of the feathers look scraggy on the winds and tail?

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Really? Well you are the best with Silkies, but I think I see streamers

Well I always say I am pretty sure and not 100%. I am wrong sometimes, too!
At 30 weeks I would expect significant streamers. I have had a few pullets with streamers, but they are much shorter than a males. Threw me at first!
At 30 weeks, I would expect a much more male body shape and visible saddle feathers, but these are really hard to see in a silkie. The OPs birds body shape looks female to me.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Thank you for your replies. I contacted the seller who I brought them from, she said if it was a cockerel it would be crowing now, because they are 35 weeks old. When I purchased them 2 weeks ago, I was told they were 28 weeks old. This one is much taller than the others and has a much larger cone.

I don't want to sound dumb, but can someone also tell me why some of the feathers look scraggy on the winds and tail?

No such thing a dumb question here on BYC!
Silkies can have some hard feathering in their tails and wings, very common. It is preferred that they have very little hard feathering.

 

[Mimmy8]

Hi it is me again, I think she is a rooster. Started crowing this morning.

 

[Mimmy8]

Really? Well you are the best with Silkies, but I think I see streamers

But since you say so, I trust you.

She started crowing this morning, so she is a he!

 

[cherrynberry]

She started crowing this morning, so she is a he!

Ah okay. Cockerel then.