Sexing your Silkies (PICTURES AND TIPS - Updated July-5-12)

[kissofcrimson]

Can they develop streamers as early as 6-8 weeks? I bought 4 Silkies (3 blue, 1 black) and two of them have long little tufts while two do not. I've been told the smaller silkies in a batch as more likely females, so I picked 2 small ones without tufts thinking they may be hens and took a shot in the dark with the other 2. I wasn't sure if Silkies feather out like other chickens or are slower, this is why they have odd little tufts on thier head while others do not?

 

[VladikC]

Any opinions on this one

 

[e30chrism]

Hello I have a few that we would like some help with if anyone could help.
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Not sure this one is shy

 

[mchlldickson]

So I picked up a new silky today!! Yay!! I picked the smallest of the batch, praying for a female! Haha! I was hoping someone with a little more experience can give me an educated guess on her (wishful thinking) sex? Thank you so much, she's 5-6 weeks old.

 

[kris1990]

Is there a way to sex them while they are few days old? We have 2 and i noticed that 2 of them have a little like a mohoc on their heads the rest dont have it

 

[welder84]

I have this silkie. About 6-7 weeks old I think. I know it's early but anyone have a guess as to the sex.

 

[amyschickens1]

my golden silkie roo just started crowing but pecks you if you handle it and once I was just walking past it and it flew up and pecked me on the hand

 

[kittykat007]

please help me sex. I think the white is a hen and the other a roo but any advice would help. They are 2 months old.

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[howfunkyisurchicken]

I don't see anything particularly boyish about either of them. They're non bearded, I'd expect bigger combs and wattles if they were cockerels. Can you get a close up picture of their combs?

 

[HLAndrews86]

Bird #1:




Bird #2: (this one is the biggest and I think he's a roo. The other plucked a few of his feathers out on his neck)




Bird #3: