Silkie Cockerel or Pullet?

[Brittany Zickus]

Hey guys! Brand new in the chicken game. What do you all think? Cockerel or Pullet?

 

[The Angry Hen]

Hello,

I am no expert, But I would suggest my friend, Sarah, to help you!
@sassysarah123 is pretty good at sexing Silkie's, I hope that helps! She maybe he is quite beautiful maybe handsome!

-K

 

[BirdGirl2004]

Very cute!! I had one just like it but my little sister kicked it crossed the coop, and sadly he died. I am sorry, but I cannot yet tell the gender of your little cutie yet. Just wait till he or she gets all of it's feathers in. If it's a rooster it will crow eventually.

 

[Crazy for Chickens!]

I can't quite tell, a little young. But zooming in on the comb, it looks almost like a single comb emerging......

 

[Brittany Zickus]

I can't quite tell, a little young. But zooming in on the comb, it looks almost like a single comb emerging......

Beginner here - what does your mention of the comb mean

 

[BirdGirl2004]

I can't quite tell, a little young. But zooming in on the comb, it looks almost like a single comb emerging......

The comb is getting quite large and fast! It could definitely be a male.

 

[BonDEEroo]

At this age, behaviour can sometimes give you more hints than physical development:
Stands upright and alert when there's a sudden loud noise = cockerel, crouches = pullet;
Engages in chest-bumping play fights, generally more assertive, chases others around = cockerel;
more aloof or shy of being handled = pullet.
But each bird has its own personality - there are tomboy pullets and shy cockerels!

 

[MaryZoe]

Of all my chickens, the Silkies are among the most difficult to sex for sure until they crow or lay an egg. Yours looks pretty young. It may be a while before you are certain. Typically the roos' "poofs" are not as rounded as the pullets. The roos' "poofs" are more angled or have more spikes. But even that is hard to tell at times, and it takes time for their crests to grow in. In addition, the roos tend to be larger than the pullets (if they're the same age). In any case, my silkie roos have been wonderful--real gentlemen and brave despite their size. Have fun and welcome to the wonderful world of chickens!

 

[BonDEEroo]

Here's my silkie cross Pekin rooster Habakkuk:

2 days:

One month (note how he looked straight into the camera, the pullets looked away):

6 weeks:

Crowing at 6 weeks.
Crabwalking up my arm like a parrot to try to sit on my shoulder (dominant!)
9 weeks:no mistaking he's a boy

 

[BonDEEroo]

Now at 11 weeks he stands guard over the other chicks that hatched with him; he tries unsuccessfully to dominate the adult hens; he chest-bumps our 16-year-old dog's (Maltese-cross-shih tzu) rear end, ducks and puffs himself out in a threatening posture in front of her, and chases her (although he's probably one tenth of her weight). She despises him.