Pippin's Guide to Silkie Sexing

[JustAChickenMom4]

Can someone explain why vent sexing a silkie is bad? I won’t do it either way but I’m super confused about that, and are all silkies bantams? Sorry I’m new to silkies lol

 

[PippinTheChicken]

Can someone explain why vent sexing a silkie is bad? I won’t do it either way but I’m super confused about that, and are all silkies bantams? Sorry I’m new to silkies lol

If you're not a professional you could hurt the chick if you try vent sexing them.
And no, not all silkies are bantams, although most are. Also, In different areas of the world silkies are rather different. I own mostly UK silkies but I have one EU silkie and you can see the difference, she's smaller and has a smaller walnut comb.

 

[chloeg001]

Let me see if this attaches all the photos. 1 and 3 are 3 months old and 2 just turned 3 months