Sexing 4 month old Silkies

[MaryC96]

Good evening!

Yesterday I got my first two Silkies! I’m super excited about them, they’re super cute. Anyways, we were told that they were pullets. I just want to come on here to double check, just in case. They’re currently 4 months old. Thank you!

 

[Debbie292d]

I have 4-month-old silkies too. I still can't be sure about mine, but yours do look like pullets to me.

 

[MaryC96]

I have 4-month-old silkies too. I still can't be sure about mine, but yours do look like pullets to me.

Thanks for the response! I’m hoping they are, part of me is tempted to do one of those dna test. Not sure if it’s worth it though!

 

[Debbie292d]

Thanks for the response! I’m hoping they are, part of me is tempted to do one of those dna test. Not sure if it’s worth it though!

I was tempted too. I was going to use that Bird IQ place but there's 8 of them so at $14 each, that's too much. So I waited. Mary, in a month, two at most, you should be certain. I'd hold out.

 

[MaryC96]

I was tempted too. I was going to use that Bird IQ place but there's 8 of them so at $14 each, that's too much. So I waited. Mary, in a month, two at most, you should be certain. I'd hold out.

Thank you!

 

[Party_Chicken]

Toast is a pullet. Blondie looks like a cockerel based on feathers but comb says pullet

 

[MaryC96]

Toast is a pullet. Blondie looks like a cockerel based on feathers but comb says pullet

Thank you for the reply! I’ll be keeping my eyes on Blondie and hope I don’t hear any crowing.

 

[cvamoca]

They are both pullets, congrats.

 

[cvamoca]

Toast is very female, and Blondie is a female colour- shes a partridge or blue partridge hen. I think more blue partridge. Here's a bantam game hen- same colour as your girl.

 

[MaryC96]

Toast is very female, and Blondie is a female colour- shes a partridge or bb red hen. I may change my mind if you have a still picture though.

Thanks for the reply! She (or he) is still pretty skittish of me, so this is the only still photo I have of them. I’ll try to get more!