Pullet or Roo?

[Secretlyspotted]

And what breed?



LOL- I know s/he is a Silkie! S/he's name is Unicorn (lovingly named by my 3.5 yr old daughter). We purchased Unicorn about a month ago. The breeder was very up front about not being good about telling the sex of the Silkies, but she looked for a long time and called this one "probably a pullet." Then when we got home Unicorn promptly chased our cat out of the chicken yard! Since then we've been calling it a "he."
Unicorn should be about 16 weeks old, give or take a bit. I haven't heard any crowing, but little Uni is at the bottom of the pecking order. So far Uni is sweet, so if he is a he and he stays sweet he can stay. If not- chop chop. I won't have my kids terrorized by a tiny dinosaur in their own yard. (My hubby has terrible memories of a mean roo tormenting him as a child.)







Any idea if our little Unicorn has a little horn of his own? Or can I look forward to eating tiny little Silkie eggs one day?

 

[ramirezframing]

At the moment it looks like a pullet

 

[Mickey Lou 04]

Looks like a pullet. I have a few silkies and have been lucky enough to get all pullets and this one looks like a pullet to me.

 

[Secretlyspotted]

Yay! I have been looking for whatever "streamers" are but I couldn't tell. Hopefully Unicorn remains testosterone free!

 

[BantamLover21]

I agree with the others--Unicorn looks like a pretty little pullet.

 

[Wyandottes7]

Looks like a pullet to me! The crest is rounded and puffy, whereas a male's crest would be smaller and more slicked back. If Unicorn was a male, you would probably also notice "streamers" which are longer, pointy feathers in the crest.

 

[Secretlyspotted]

Yay Yay Yay! That means we have six chickens- all girls! No chop chop drama for us this year! We will start with new chicks in Feb, hopefully that pullet order will work out too!