Can you tell me if this is a hen or rooster?
Dec 4, 2018 #1 HeyHey Songster 5 Years Aug 23, 2017 340 395 176 Can you tell me if this is a hen or rooster?
Dec 4, 2018 #2 Cyprus Master of the 'never give up' attitude Jan 19, 2018 16,113 55,639 1,207 My Coop My Coop Hen
Dec 4, 2018 #3 sourland Broody Magician Premium Feather Member 13 Years May 3, 2009 143,005 509,936 2,147 New Jersey Age ? Right now it appears to be a pullet, but silkies are slow to reveal gender.
Dec 4, 2018 #4 Alexandra33 Chook Snuggler 7 Years Apr 3, 2015 8,297 11,533 926 Northwest Ohio - The Buckeye State! Without further information, I'm leaning towards pullet. But just to be sure, how old is this bird? ~Alex
Without further information, I'm leaning towards pullet. But just to be sure, how old is this bird? ~Alex
Dec 4, 2018 Thread starter #5 HeyHey Songster 5 Years Aug 23, 2017 340 395 176 she is 8 weeks old and she is a cross between a silkie and a ee
Dec 4, 2018 #6 GoldpartridgeHen Songster Mar 27, 2018 395 1,058 237 England My Coop My Coop I'd go for a pullet, as at 8 weeks i think a cock would have a slightly more pronounced comb???
Dec 4, 2018 #7 Gray Farms Conserve Heritage Breed Livestock 6 Years Apr 11, 2016 14,365 19,169 657 NW Missouri Pullet if she is 8 weeks.
Dec 4, 2018 #8 Rhodeislandsilkie Songster Jul 13, 2018 744 1,228 212 Southern California I think pullet. My silkie's comb was large at 8 weeks and, it was he. Yours, looks a lot like a pullet. Is she crossed with another breed? She's very pretty.
I think pullet. My silkie's comb was large at 8 weeks and, it was he. Yours, looks a lot like a pullet. Is she crossed with another breed? She's very pretty.