Sex my silkies please AKA which pronoun? :D

[Mother of Chicks]

I would appreciate any thoughts you have on the gender of my 6 babies (13 weeks old). I know they are hard to sex and the usual you can only be sure with an egg or a crow etc but I am looking for indicators. Thanks very much in advance for your help

B x

Chick 1 (I think obvious boy) Non-bearded silkie

Chick 2 (confused - swept back element on back of crest but not exactly streamers like chick 1) bearded silkie

Chick 3 (non-bearded) tiny wattles - no protrusion on crown

Chicks 4&5 (they are pretty much the same but one is slightly bigger flat v shaped crowns, no streamers) bearded silkies

Chick 6 (the pain in the butt who won't keep still so I don't have good pics - gah!) Seems pullet to me though. The smallest of them all. bearded silkie

 

[The Happster]

My personal thoughts are that #1 and #2 are male.
The rest appear very pullet-like.

 

[Mother of Chicks]

My personal thoughts are that #1 and #2 are male.
The rest appear very pullet-like.

I was thinking the same #1 for sure is male. Good job I can manage that ratio... I just bought 4 more POL ladies so I will have 2 happy boys if so XD. I keep going back and forth on #2 as s/he has a very pom pom like crest too - damn that silkie sexing malarky

 

[The Happster]

Hence why I stay far away from Silkies.
But those floofy legs and puffy hairstyles are going to get me one day.

 

[Mother of Chicks]

You gotta love them - my 2 definite pullets here ^^ Don't get them if you aren't willing to bathe the one who sleeps at the bottom of the pile regularly. My guys can't roost/won't roost

 

[MadamPoofyBrow]

#1 is almost definitely a cockerel. #2 and #3 could go either way, I've had some that look like both of them end up surprising me in the end The others look like pullets!
Beautiful birds!

 

[Mother of Chicks]

#1 is almost definitely a cockerel. #2 and #3 could go either way, I've had some that look like both of them end up surprising me in the end The others look like pullets!
Beautiful birds!

Thank you. #3 was the one when hatched I was certain was a roo - and then now looks more pullet. Time will tell on that one. I'll be lucky if I got a 50/50 gendered hatch though so can't complain

 

[Sammi_0411]

1 and 2 are roos others look like pullets x

 

[HappyClucker7]

I think #1 and #2 are both cockerels. The others look like pullets.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

My personal thoughts are that #1 and #2 are male.
The rest appear very pullet-like.

I agree!!