I'm getting silkie chicks what colors and what genders???

[Gigachad poultry]

Hello, I'm getting two silkie chicks and I'm wondering if they are male or female? I will put pictures below.

Chick 1, I'm guessing a blue female but idk

Chick 2, I'm guessing it's a black but I'm worried it's a make!

 

[JedJackson]

They are both silver partridge, and it's too young to tell gender. Combs are the thing to watch. Comb growth before 14 weeks or so generally means male. Females should have small, flat combs until around that time, or even later.

 

[Gigachad poultry]

They are both silver partridge, and it's too young to tell gender. Combs are the thing to watch. Comb growth before 14 weeks or so generally means male. Females should have small, flat combs until around that time, or even later.

Ok, thank you very much!

 

[jBabychickn]

I have a silver partridge too; Such a gorgeous color! Mine ended up being a boy. He’s a sweet boy; I do hope he stays this way!
I’ll show some timeline pictures for ya…
His name is Sassafras ~>

At Present— August 28th

At Present— August 28th


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His comb grew like crazy around 4-5mos of age.(Hatched on April 3rd) Its a bit silly; it’s definitely not SOP for Silkies, but I don’t show any of my birds, so I don’t care one little bit! — I actually love his uniqueness…
— Here, on August 11th, just 17 days before those pics showing his comb growing out large and drooping over, here it’s now beginning to grow back further down his head/forehead in a straight line. It’s also getting taller and fatter; therefore he got the “overhang”… Haha!
— I do really think it’s too cute!
Bless his heart …

August 11th ~> Just 2wks Earlier (17 Days)


August 11th ~> Just 2wks Earlier (17 Days)

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By 12wks, I was really comfortable calling him a Boy due to some serious feisty behaviors; but that, of course, is never an indicator proving gender one way or another.
— But, this little comb that’s beginning to show up was a “red flag” for me. It’s still very “in between” tho right now.
— If it stayed just this way and never bloomed into the large, bright comb he has today; Do you think this could’ve passed for a normal pullet comb…

July 11th ~> Sassafras, 14wks old Here


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Here is when he started having trouble seeing due to that gorgeous floof! Ughhh, it was hard but I had to trim it! — He was really struggling around the chicken yard. That’s where I drew the line; I won’t let it interfere with his development and his way of life — It was my first Silkie Haircut!

June 8th ~> Sassafras is just 9wks old!


June 8th ~> Sassafras is just 9wks old!


May 4th ~> 1 Month Old; The fuzziest Ever!


April 15th ~>12-Days; Just a Baby!

 

[Gigachad poultry]

I have a silver partridge too; Such a gorgeous color! Mine ended up being a boy. He’s a sweet boy; I do hope he stays this way!
I’ll show some timeline pictures for ya…
His name is Sassafras ~>

At Present— August 28th
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At Present— August 28th
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___________________________
His comb grew like crazy around 4-5mos of age.(Hatched on April 3rd) Its a bit silly; it’s definitely not SOP for Silkies, but I don’t show any of my birds, so I don’t care one little bit! — I actually love his uniqueness…
— Here, on August 11th, just 17 days before those pics showing his comb growing out large and drooping over, here it’s now beginning to grow back further down his head/forehead in a straight line. It’s also getting taller and fatter; therefore he got the “overhang”… Haha!
— I do really think it’s too cute!
Bless his heart …

August 11th ~> Just 2wks Earlier (17 Days)
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August 11th ~> Just 2wks Earlier (17 Days)
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_____________________________
By 12wks, I was really comfortable calling him a Boy due to some serious feisty behaviors; but that, of course, is never an indicator proving gender one way or another.
— But, this little comb that’s beginning to show up was a “red flag” for me. It’s still very “in between” tho right now.
— If it stayed just this way and never bloomed into the large, bright comb he has today; Do you think this could’ve passed for a normal pullet comb…

July 11th ~> Sassafras, 14wks old Here

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______________________________
Here is when he started having trouble seeing due to that gorgeous floof! Ughhh, it was hard but I had to trim it! — He was really struggling around the chicken yard. That’s where I drew the line; I won’t let it interfere with his development and his way of life — It was my first Silkie Haircut!

June 8th ~> Sassafras is just 9wks old!
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June 8th ~> Sassafras is just 9wks old!
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May 4th ~> 1 Month Old; The fuzziest Ever!
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April 15th ~>12-Days; Just a Baby!
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He is so cute!!! My two babies are growing so much! I'm pretty sure they are both hens! I got a picture of them both.

Peep

And Cheep

 

[Gigachad poultry]

So quick question...can you sex a silkie from if they have a blue earlobe or not? Peep had a pretty big and bright blue earlobe and I'm worried Peep isn't a hen!!!

 

[Chikyboy]

So quick question...can you sex a silkie from if they have a blue earlobe or not? Peep had a pretty big and bright blue earlobe and I'm worried Peep isn't a hen!!!

I don't think so. Are silkies some of the five hens you are going to keep?

 

[Chikyboy]

They are also really pretty.

 

[Gigachad poultry]

I don't think so. Are silkies some of the five hens you are going to keep?

Yes, I can only keep 5 xl sized hens and silkies are rather small especially the parents of these (hopefully) girls! For their age they are tiny little things! I'm keeping my two little LBC hens, Peep & Cheep, Susan, and Eda. For the size of our coop my flock of mostly tiny hens is equal to about 4 xl hens. I'm going to keep Buff Buck and Darcy will have his own coop with 2-3 maybe 4 hens.

 

[jBabychickn]

He is so cute!!! My two babies are growing so much! I'm pretty sure they are both hens! I got a picture of them both.

Peep
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And Cheep
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How old are they here??? I don’t see any combs yet that’s a great sign!