The actual feathers I can see on this bird are not right for silkied feathering and there are no other Silkie traits visible on this bird, so I don't think it's a Showgirl / naked neck Silkie. I also don't think that it's stunted, though; I've seen plenty of super slow feathering chicks that look like this, both my own and belonging to others, and other than slow feather growth they were all healthy and normal chicks.
As far as whether it's male or female, I don't have a definitive guess. Most of the super slow feathering birds I've owned have been male, but not all of them, and the super slow feathering males I've owned were obvious by 6 weeks because of their comb and wattle growth. I'd give this one a bit more time before making any guesses, personally.
As far as whether it's male or female, I don't have a definitive guess. Most of the super slow feathering birds I've owned have been male, but not all of them, and the super slow feathering males I've owned were obvious by 6 weeks because of their comb and wattle growth. I'd give this one a bit more time before making any guesses, personally.
Bit it's not a showgirl. It’s around 3wks old I think
