Help sexing my 8 week old silkies

[PippinTheChicken]

Lemon is definitely a male, & Muffin looks alittle boyish.

Ash the Satin looks female.

I agree with MysteryChicken here!

 

[PNW keeper]

I agree with MysteryChicken here!

Thanks! What makes Lemon look male to you?

I will add that Ash has a raspiness to its voice. Others have mentioned that could be a tell of a cockerel, but uncertain.

Lemon and Muffin have a bit more stand off-ish of an attitude. Ash is the sweetest among the 3, not sure that’s any helpful information in this case.

 

[PippinTheChicken]

Thanks! What makes Lemon look male to you?

I will add that Ash has a raspiness to its voice. Others have mentioned that could be a tell of a cockerel, but uncertain.

Lemon and Muffin have a bit more stand off-ish of an attitude. Ash is the sweetest among the 3, not sure that’s any helpful information in this case.

You see how lemons comb sticks out? That.

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Pippin's easy guide to silkie sexing

Hello there! When I hatched my own silkies, I studied and studied about how to sex them. I read that it was almost impossible to sex them, and that you had to wait for a crow or an egg. Raising and watching them helped me pick out certain traits that only belong to roosters or hens. These...

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[LadiesAndJane]

Lemon is definitely a male, & Muffin looks alittle boyish.

Ash the Satin looks female.

Agreed.

 

[PNW keeper]

Agreed.

I think you all nailed it. As I've been observing over this past week, Lemon is certainly male. Muffin is as well. Ash is female as her comb is much smaller than the other two and I think her tail feathers are that upside down U shape and not flared outwardly (if I understand that feature correctly).

I started with 6 straight run chicks (plus 3 autosexed females). 4 out 6 being pullets are odds I'm happy with. I'll keep one rooster and rehome the other.