Sexing Silkies

[FluffyButtBabies]

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


Calico Sizzle


Cuckoo Silkie


White Silkie


White Satin


Black Sizzle


White Sizzle

 

[LadiesAndJane]

With your understanding these are slightly educated guesses, the following is what I think as they look now:
Blue-cockerel
Calico-cockerel
cuckoo (actually looks more partridge)-pullet
white silkie-on the fence
white satin- can't see comb, but guessing pullet
black frizzle-cockerel
white frizzle-on the fence.
Cute birds

 

[FluffyButtBabies]

That's more boys than I bargained for, haha. I actually have 6 more boys that were obvious apart from those. So at this rate I'll have less than 4 girls....out of 15

 

[FluffyButtBabies]

I have two more if you don't mind helping Either the grey is a boy and the paint is a girl, or they're both boys. Thoughts?

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I have two more if you don't mind helping Either the grey is a boy and the paint is a girl, or they're both boys. Thoughts?

Again with the caveat that these birds are technically too young to be certain, I would say that Sebby is a male and Ladybug is a female.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

That's more boys than I bargained for, haha. I actually have 6 more boys that were obvious apart from those. So at this rate I'll have less than 4 girls....out of 15

I hatched 11/14 cockerels out of one batch of silkie eggs last year. You never know.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

But... These birds are very young still, so I would not give away or sell any until you are certain (around 4 months of age).

 

[charlotte-and-the-bees]

With your understanding these are slightly educated guesses, the following is what I think as they look now:
Blue-cockerel
Calico-cockerel
cuckoo (actually looks more partridge)-pullet
white silkie-on the fence
white satin- can't see comb, but guessing pullet
black frizzle-cockerel
white frizzle-on the fence.
Cute birds

I would have guessed boy on the cuckoo based on stance! Not that it means much. Why do you say pullet?

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I would have guessed boy on the cuckoo based on stance! Not that it means much. Why do you say pullet?

Flat comb still, even coloring in a partridge colored bird (maybe cuckoo). It is though too early to be certain.

 

[FluffyButtBabies]

I ended up keeling 6 chicks: the partridge, white satin, white fluffy, a mile fleur, a cochin mix, and the massive blue one. So far it seems like the guesses were all right, I have yet to see a baby roo fight (there were so many between the others). They also just have very girly attitudes lol. Obviously I could end up with a secret boy, but so far so good. The only boy I know for sure is that blue one, whom we named Goliath. I can't even lift him with one hand anymore...