Male or Female Silkie's??

[Ghull00]

just wondering if my 4/5 week old silkies are either male or females......how do you tell....the three look EXACTLY the same!....hopefully they are not all roo's......Just imagine!!..

 

[Pyxis]

Silkies are very hard to sex and four/five weeks old is too early. You're going to need to wait, probably until they are at least three or four months old, to be able to sex them.

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

Agreed, they're very hard to sex. You'll want to keep an eye out for bigger combs and wattles (which won't be as obvious if yours are bearded) and streamers (feathers that stick out off the back of the crest, making them appear messier. Pullets have nice round crests). My boys also tend to put on size faster and feather out slower than the girls, but not always.