Sexing partridge silkie chicks

[fluffyfeetfarm]

Hello all, I know there is a partridge silkie thread but it is 481 pages long, and I gave up looking for the answer there. Silkies are generally difficult to sex before a crow or an egg, but I recall something about the partridge being the exception to that rule. Can anyone enlighten me? Thanks!

 

[minihorse927]

Generally the roosters have more dark on their chest and tail than hens. Got pics of the ones you are trying to sex?

 

[fluffyfeetfarm]

They are only 1 week old. Probably much too young to tell?

 

[minihorse927]

Oh yeah, way to young. Wait until they are feathered arpund 8 weeks.

 

[SenoraSilkie]

Hi, I have read that Partridge Silkies that have a line alongside their eyes (Cleopatra style) are males. Is this true?

Also, I have two Partridge chicks, and one white, all bought at the same time. The white one which was the smallest is now about twice the size of the others..... Could it be a cockrel????