Silkie Chicks! need help sexing please

[nlbeardmore]

We hatched 2 silkie chicks 3-4 weeks ago. Someone once told me that you can tell the sex of the chicken by the shape of the egg (if it is more pointed then it is a male) Going by this theory we should have one boy and one girl. Here's what we think...

Chick 1 (Girl)

Chick 2 (Boy) This chick also feels much heavier than the other.

Any suggestions welcome!

 

[leadwolf1]

They both look like boys to me, sorry

 

[nlbeardmore]

What makes you think they are both boys? Just so that we can keep a close eye on these characteristics as they get older

 

[leadwolf1]

The size of their combs already...

Here is a pic of one of my 14 week olds...she is hatchery stock and her comb in smaller then the combs in your pictures.

 

[acid_chipmunk]

I agree with both boys. I breed Silkies and those combs are HUGE already.


And, just so you know, sexing by shape of egg is an old wives tale...