New to silkies -what gender?

notley04

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I am the proud owner of these beauties. They all came from the same breeder and are all approximately 12 weeks old. I have no clue what gender they are. Please help!
 

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Well the males will start to develop "streamers" course, longer feathers off the back of their crests, and more flowy feathers on the neck. Hard to see saddle feathers in silkies as they blend in with their other feathers, but they do get these too. These feathers start to come in at about 12 weeks, but can be as late as 16 weeks or even longer.
Male combs will get bigger and develop the deeper mulberry color.
Photo of one of my 12 week old cockerels where you can clearly see the coarser streamers coming in and the coloring in the wattles. He also started crowing, too, so that is a dead give away! 😊
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