Nearly 3 Months Old, Can You Sex Please?

[marlene]

THIS IS MY SILKIE, (YEAH I KNOW VERY HARD TO SEX THATS WHY I'M HOPING SOME OF YOU WILL HELP ME) IT'S NEARLY 3 MONTHS OLD SO ANY IDEAS??

THIS ONE WAS 1 OF 3 THAT I HATCHED, THIS ONE WAS THE SMALLEST OF THE 3 AND HAD THE SMALLEST COMB, MY FRIEND TOOK THE OTHER 2 SO DON'T HAVE THEM TO COMPARE TO ANYMORE.
TIA

 

[aoxa]

I would say at 3 months old, that is definitely a roo..

 

[marlene]

What do you see that say's roo? i have no idea so trying to learn from this.

 

[aoxa]

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Okay, so the slicked back crest of him is a boy feature. The wattles are quite large for that age. His chest is broad and he stands tall.

My rooster

Pullet

pullet

Pullet

I just mostly compare to my girls and boy.

This could also be a poor quality pullet.. Most girls will have so much of a crest they can't see very well.

ETA: They will also be much lower to the ground. The boys will have streamers coming out of their crest. You can see it on my roo.

 

[nurse_turtle]

Your baby is a boy! Super cute!

 

[marlene]

Thank you aoxa for sharing the lovely pictures and your knowledge with me. I was really hoping for a pullet, the 2 my friend too were much bigger and had larger combs and wattles so was kind of hoping this one being different meant i had a pullet.
I have 2 other silkies that are a week behind this one and they look the same except for they don't have the wattles, lets hope i get atleast 1 pullet

 

[hdowden]

at 3 months it should have hackle feathers take a piace of colored cloth (i would try and use black) and place a few hackles on it. if they are rounded then hen if any of them at all are pointed then you have a roo.

looking at it they look to be pointed but its hard to tell. my guess would be roo

 

[aoxa]

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Silkies are next to impossible to use this method on. All their feathers are fluff.

I find the streamers are the most reliable indicator.

 

[marlene]

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Silkies are next to impossible to use this method on. All their feathers are fluff.

I find the streamers are the most reliable indicator.

All i see is fluff, what age do the the streamers start appearing?

 

[Elite Silkies]

It's a cockerel.