Please sex my silkies!

[aoxa]

I don't see enough of streamers to say that the partridge one is a roo yet. I would wait until there is definite streamers or you hear a crow. The comb is not big enough for me to say you have a definite roo either...

 

[cluckadoddledoo]

Our white one same age as the brown/partridge and gold. No facial development at all.

 

[cluckadoddledoo]

I don't see enough of streamers to say that the partridge one is a roo yet. I would wait until there is definite streamers or you hear a crow. The comb is not big enough for me to say you have a definite roo either...

yes I think that's what we are going to have to do but it's fun guessing Don't mid whatever they are they will be staying...

 

[silkiemelon]

where extactly is the "crest" and what exactly do "streamers" look like? Sorry for being blonde but this is all so new to me

The crest is the "pom-pom" on the top of a silkies head.

Streamers are on the back of the neck area, starting at the crest. They are long feather-ish things that tend to stick out.
Boys develop streamers while girls do not.

That's why I'm pretty sure your partridge is a roo.

 

[aoxa]

The crest is the "pom-pom" on the top of a silkies head. Streamers are on the back of the neck area, starting at the crest. They are long feather-ish things that tend to stick out. Boys develop streamers while girls do not. That's why I'm pretty sure your partridge is a roo.

I don't see any streamers on the partridge. Here is what my boy looks like (streamers are very visible)

 

[aoxa]

Female Crest:

Male Crest

These chicks are only 10 weeks old.

 

[cluckadoddledoo]

Yes think so too... time will tell I guess, three really have pom poms and the partridge is definitely wind swept..

 

[cluckadoddledoo]

and in this one you can see he has harder feathers down the back of his neck, which makes it feel like stubble as opposed to soft feather like our black hen.



Definitely a Roo! His streamers are much longer now, the comb? on the front of his face is doubled in size, much larger than the others.. Still not convinced about the other buff one, andstill suspect it's a roo as still more wind swept than the gold and white hens who have very round pom poms

 

[cluckadoddledoo]

So what do you all think definitely a Roo?

 

[Firefighter Chick]

Look like pullets. the color in question is partridge. the buff one is buff with some black leakage. That last partridge one is DEFINATELY a roo