i have black silkies

[kentucky jay]

i got 2 black silkies , not sure of the sex of either bird ........do the roo's have profound tailfeathers like most chickens ???? how do i tell them apart ??

 

[acid_chipmunk]

Silkies do not have regular feathers like other birds do. It takes months before you know the sex of Silkies. How old are yours?

 

[Ms.FuzzyButts]

They only way you can tell the sex of them is by the feathers on the back of their head.. Males should have streamers.. Little feathers that are longer than the rest. You don't mention their age, but those little feathers usually start to develop anywhere from 4 to 6 months depending. Otherwise you just have to wait for it to either crow or lay an egg... They are notoriously hard to sex.

 

[awesomefowl]

You don't.

They both look like these big fluffy poufy carpets! Actually, the rooster can have some more shiny/pronouced feathers, unless they are show birds. Show Silkies look like pom-poms. Both sexes.

 

[kentucky jay]

i dont know how old they are ,,,,,,, but they both look like little black balls of fluff !!!!!! one is bigger than the other , but again i dont know age !!!!! i'll check on the longer feathers on the back of the heads

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Photos would help...

 

[kentuckysilkies]

Hi Jay, I am in KY also. Post a picture if you can and some of us should be able to help you identify their sex.