Pullet or cockerel? Silkie/easter egger hybrid at 11 weeks 5 days

[Rhodebar Lover]

Both look to be pullets!

 

[Buffbrahmabantam]

Well, some of you think pullet and others think it is a cockerel. We are obviously hoping for a pullet. It looks like we will have to wait and see if one starts crowing....

 

[Painted Calls]

Pullet.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I agree, both pullets, though I do not see much silkie in this beauty.

 

[JadeFarms]

Both pullets.

 

[Buffbrahmabantam]

Thanks for your input everyone. I’ll post photos later this summer once we know for sure. I’m glad most of you think it a pullet. Fingers crossed!

 

[Buffbrahmabantam]

I agree, both pullets, though I do not see much silkie in this beauty.

We don’t see much silkie either. We were told these two were black silkie/easter egger crosses but the only evidence of silkie is in the small size of these birds. Overall they look like small, black easter eggers. We love them. They have great personalities and are super friendly.

 

[RoostersAreAwesome]

Hi everyone, can you help me sex one 11 week-old silkie/easter egger mix? We know the first chick is a pullet. I put a photo here for comparison - she is standing all alone in this photo. The second chick (in background of photo on left) has slightly more pink and developed comb, but it is not much different. The saddle feathers on both of them are similar. I've been thinking it is a cockerel and now I'm not so certain. Is this second chick a pullet or cockerel?

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Looks like a polish mix or crevecoeur mix pullet.

 

[ElizaMay]

I'm voting cockerel simply because of the shorter tail ( cockerels serm to take longer to grow feathers and tail) and long leg look. But I know zero about either breed!!

 

[Buffbrahmabantam]

Looks like a polish mix or crevecoeur mix pullet.

That is an interesting thought. Having looked more closely at photos of polish chickens just now, I agree.

We are still waiting for a final determination of sex on the one chick. It has not crowed yet, but I am leaning towards cockerel just based on looks - though there hasn’t been much of a change in looks either. Interestingly, the one that is clearly a pullet is dominant. I have no idea if that helps with sexing the second chick. I thought cockerels were dominant over pullets but maybe that is wrong? At what age is the dominance hierarchy worked out?