Silkie babies

[WimberlyRoost]

hello everyone! question here about my silkies. does anyone know about seeing what the genders are of these two? not sure age either as i got them from a feedstore....i named them Ozzy and Ash, sweet babies very friendly. i have them in a nursery my husband built for babies. im hoping i can tell gender soon. thank you all!

 

[Cloverfluff]

They are so cute!!!

 

[WimberlyRoost]

They are so cute!!!

thank you! ill be getting two more from the same place we have a large nursery for babies the feedstore has them in a small cage..not nice so imma be picking up as many as i can.

 

[ChickenChick46]

Silkies, from what I've learned, are notoriously hard to sex. We do have some silkie experts around here and maybe one of them will chime in. They're adorable. Here's Pippin, my little guy or girl.

I've read that the heavier the feathering on the feet, the more likely it's male. But you'd have to compare it to another one of the same age. And I still think that is mostly anecdotal.

As they get older, the males (I believe) will have more obvious comb growth and they'll get streamers, feathers that are longer on the backs of their heads. Again, wait for the experts, lol.

 

[Cloverr39]

Silkies are very hard to sex young, like mentioned above. Usually, 8 weeks is a good starting point for guessing, but some can take longer to mature and show their true colors.
Males do tend to get bigger and wider combs as they grow, which can sometimes be a hint in younger chicks, but not this young.
Streamers and other male-specific feathers don't appear till much later, but they are a sure way to know you have a cockerel when they do come in.