Sexing Silkies

[RoostersAreAwesome]

I have a batch of silkies that are about a month old (yes I know it's early) but I'm still trying to guess at who might grow up to be a roo. There are some normal silkies, some sizzles, and some satins in the mix. My opinions so far are that the blue is a cockerel (he's massive), the calico frizzle might be a cockerel (pink comb), but I could be wrong. Maybe the fluffy white one is too, just because of his attitude. I know how hard they are to sex, so it's a toss up, but even a hint at just one of them would help. I can't keep this many for much longer haha. Any opinions on the lot?

Blue Silkie
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Calico Sizzle
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Cuckoo Silkie
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White Silkie
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White Satin
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Black Sizzle
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White Sizzle
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The blue is actually a splash or a blue paint and the cuckoo is a gray.

 

[Ponypoor]

I have a batch of silkies that are about a month old (yes I know it's early) but I'm still trying to guess at who might grow up to be a roo. There are some normal silkies, some sizzles, and some satins in the mix. My opinions so far are that the blue is a cockerel (he's massive), the calico frizzle might be a cockerel (pink comb), but I could be wrong. Maybe the fluffy white one is too, just because of his attitude. I know how hard they are to sex, so it's a toss up, but even a hint at just one of them would help. I can't keep this many for much longer haha. Any opinions on the lot?

Blue Silkie
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Calico Sizzle
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Cuckoo Silkie
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White Silkie
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White Satin
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Black Sizzle
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White Sizzle
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OMG sooooo cute

I had a young silkie I felt for sure was a hen... Then he started crowing.... That was when I have up on guessing hahaha. I have been repeatedly told Silkie chickes are next to impossible to sex.....

 

[FluffyButtBabies]

Lol now that they've all grown up, turns out everyone was right on the mark. The ones guessed as girls were actually girls, and the boys were actually boys! We were able to sell the boys much more easily because we sold them young (we decided to go with the guesses and risk it). But thankfully all the ones we decided to keep later proved to be the hens. 100% accuracy!!!

 

[Ponypoor]

Lol now that they've all grown up, turns out everyone was right on the mark. The ones guessed as girls were actually girls, and the boys were actually boys! We were able to sell the boys much more easily because we sold them young (we decided to go with the guesses and risk it). But thankfully all the ones we decided to keep later proved to be the hens. 100% accuracy!!!

Will have to submit some photos of my silkie x EE in that case to see what they are. They r just 4 weeks now and I haven't a clue as to their gender!