Satin Silkie Age/Color/Gender curiosity!

[Backyardexplorer]

Hi all!

- Curious what you estimate the age of this satin silkie is?
- What would you call this coloring? Is it a cuckoo?
- Any guess on gender?

Pick up was on May 30th, the last photo is from this day.

 

[Slothinc]

It definitely has partridge genes. I don’t know much about partridge so I don’t know if the stripes on the feathers are in the realm of normal or if they are actually barred. I would guess male based on the larger looking rounded comb, but I wouldn’t be able to say for sure at this age. Cute chick!

 

[Backyardexplorer]

It definitely has partridge genes. I don’t know much about partridge so I don’t know if the stripes on the feathers are in the realm of normal or if they are actually barred. I would guess male based on the larger looking rounded comb, but I wouldn’t be able to say for sure at this age. Cute chick!

Thank you for the response!

 

[Cloverr39]

I'd estimate your chick is about 4-5 weeks old right now.
As for color, I agree that partridge is involved. However, I'd wait a few more weeks to comment on what the full color may be, as the chick is still a bit young and not yet fully feathered.
Comb is making me a little suspicious of this being a male, but at this age nothing is for sure, so I'd wait a little on that too.