Sexing Silkie

JTon

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Feb 27, 2019
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Hi, I am new to silkies. My kids got given 2 baby silkies for their Christmas presents. I am hoping if someone could tell me if I have a hen or a rooster. They are both 10 weeks old, I am suspecting Gingerbread (grey) is a roo because it is nearly double the size of Snowflake (white). Gingerbread also has wattles where Snowflake has none. I am hoping I’m wrong because where I live I am not allow to have roosters in my yard. I’m guessing Snowflake is a hen?
 

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Thank you so much all for your expert advice. Sadly we’ll have to give Gingerbread away . Hopefully one of my friends can adopt him so at least we can visit him every now and then.
I will post more pictures of Snowflake in 2 weeks time. Thanks again
 
Gingerbread is gorgeous- hope your friends will take him. Will be anxious to see the white silkies in a couple more weeks.
 
Yup, Gingerbread is definitely a cockerel as expected. He started crowing a couple of weeks ago. Good news is my friend is going to adopt him and once they’re all set up, we’ll tranfer Gingerbread over to his new home.
Here are some updated pictures of Snowflake. Do you think it’s a pullet?
 

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