My runty silkie.... boy? girl? too early to tell?

[neVar]

Well see a comb. Pippa (please be a girl) is 7 weeks now. she was half the size of her sister 2 weeks ago (sister is no longer with us) these are my abandoned at pet store in the heat chicks)

so today we were cuddling and i got a good straight on shot- no wattles- but then hell we barely got feathers

this bird was half bald a couple weeks ago


4 weeks old

Today at 7 weeks

such a homely little chicken LOL

 

[ScaredOfShadows]

lol silkies always go through that "homely odd duckling" stage. its too funny - the akward teenage stage.

I normally would say at 7 weeks its too early to tell, silkies typically it can take quite awhile. But if I had to hazard a guess witht he comb popping up and I see waddles developing already - I'm pretty sure you got a lil boy. BUT because its a beardless, I might be wrong! so don't hold me to it!

 

[JulieNKC]

Looks like a lil roo to me.

Could be wrong though, silkies are so hard to tell.

 

[spikennipper]

Yep all the early signs are there that this one is a roo, he is adorable though!

 

[The Turken Lady]

He's a cute little cockerel.

 

[neVar]

SIGH 'm going to have the best Roo coop i love em all too much to get rid of them. though they might go to friend who s getting into some breeding. when your limited to 5 'ish' (OK 3 but with chicken math) 2-3 roo's sucks *sigh*

I guess pippa is gunna be PIper or something LOL