Sexing silkies

[kimem]

Hello everyone,

I have been told I might have some cockerel sounds coming from my young silkies. We have 3 chicks and they are about 2 months old, maybe more.

I think my frazzled silkie might be a roo but it is so gorgeous (aren’t they all) that I don’t want to let it go if I’m wrong. We can’t keep Roos in my area .

Any help/ideas welcome please!

 

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

It does look like a roo the ways I tell with my silkies are if there Combes are larger than most of the others but that doesn't always work that is one very pretty bird you have

 

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

Plus you get to keep him until he crows they also make collars for crowing Roos also you can get him castraited but he may still crow some best luck let's hope he's a she

 

[Chicken-lovebirdchihuahua]

Also where did you get them they are so pretty

 

[ChickNanny13]

The one (#1) for sure a Cockerel but really pretty! The other (#3) can't make out the comb but the head feathering looking spike = cockerel. Can't see the lighter colored one. Best thing to do is KEEP ALL until you're positive whose crowing, Silkies are harder to sex at a young age.

 

[kimem]

We live in New Zealand, I just bought some fertile eggs locally.
Oh man! I thought the brown fluffy might be a roo as well. I’ll get a pic of the white one. Hoping we have at least one hen. Hatched 3 of 6 eggs.

 

[kimem]

Here is white fluffy, my daughters favourite.

 

[kimem]

Both fluffy ones have very little comb

 

[Altfrizzle]

The frizzle isn’t a silkie. ???

If I had to bet, all three of those look male.

 

[kimem]

They are all from the same place. I bought them as silkies and from what I’ve read it just happens sometimes that they can turn out to be frizzle instead? The eggs all looked exactly the same when I got them.

That’s a bummer but I will just wait and see. Just have to see who crows I suppose! I saw the frizzle jumping on top of “mama hen” (the one who sat on the eggs and raised them).