Sexing Silkies and Showgirls

[Nicole_Hutchison]

I know it is impossible to sex most silkies at a young age - posting to see if anyone has any guesses on gender or any indicators that makes one look more like a pullet or a cockerel. They are about 6-7 weeks old.

1 picture of their body and 1 picture of their comb.

 

[MysteryChicken]

All look like pullets, except the last one look like a cockerel.

 

[Nicole_Hutchison]

All look like pullets, except the last one look like a cockerel.

Out of curiosity, what makes the last black one look like a cockerel?

 

[Cloverr39]

All look like pullets, except the last one look like a cockerel.

I agree.

Out of curiosity, what makes the last black one look like a cockerel?

To me it looks like the last black one is holding it's tail pretty high up. It's hard to tell, but it's legs look a bit bigger than the others. And the comb looks a tiny bit bigger than the others as well.

I could include some pictures of my cockerels at around 1-2 months old. Maybe you could compare them to yours? Im not sure if it would help, but I'd be more than happy to post my silkie boys as examples. Mine have already grown up and all of them but 1 turned out to be roosters.

 

[MysteryChicken]

Out of curiosity, what makes the last black one look like a cockerel?

The comb looks more enlarged/raised.

 

[Nicole_Hutchison]

I agree.

To me it looks like the last black one is holding it's tail pretty high up. It's hard to tell, but it's legs look a bit bigger than the others. And the comb looks a tiny bit bigger than the others as well.

I could include some pictures of my cockerels at around 1-2 months old. Maybe you could compare them to yours? Im not sure if it would help, but I'd be more than happy to post my silkie boys as examples. Mine have already grown up and all of them but 1 turned out to be roosters.

That would be great, thx you!!

 

[Cloverr39]

That would be great, thx you!!

Alright, here are my cockerels.
The last 2 pictures are of my only pullet.
In these they are around 2-3 months old.

 

[Nicole_Hutchison]

Alright, here are my cockerels.
The last 2 pictures are of my only pullet.
In these they are around 2-3 months old.

I can see the “crazy hair” on the others and the last one has good round shape to it. Helpful, thx you!

 

[Cloverr39]

I can see the “crazy hair” on the others and the last one has good round shape to it. Helpful, thx you!

I'm happy it helped!