Sexing a Silkie —Please help!

[bvobs]

Hi! Our silkie is about 4 months old now and I’m still not 100% sure she is a she. Can anyone tell from these pictures? Fingers crossed she’s a she!! Adding her to our flock has been a lot of work and heart break (we had another silkie with this one…turned out to be a roo and the replacement hen met an unfortunate end).

also, her poof is a little muddy here, it’s usually fluffier but not the super fluff as seen on some other silkies.

 

[Offshoreorca]

I'm leaning towards pullet. They're often hard to tell though.

 

[bvobs]

I'm leaning towards pullet. They're often hard to tell though.

Oh whew. She certainly has a pullet personality. And looks completely different from the roo we gave back. But I’ve never had silkies and every time we adjust everything to accommodate her, I think “if she’s a roo it’s going to be a huge bummer!” Plus she’s so sweet and we love her Thank you!!

 

[Hannahs_Hens]

To me that looks like a pullet! If she was a rooster she would have a much more developed comb!!!

 

[charlotte-and-the-bees]

Leaning toward female also!

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Agree, this one is looking female. Has the pullet body shape. I do not see any streamers which MOST males would have by now.

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

I feel pretty safe saying pullet! Silkies are always going to be tricky, but I'm not seeing anything that would make me say otherwise

 

[Matilda Belle]

Pullet