Silkie cockerels or pullets?

[ngarrett]

Black with leakage is a cockerel
Partridge is a pullet
Paint I suspect cockerel but I need a close up comb photo(push crest back)
Your splash looks more grey to me, suspect this one is a pullet, but again need a clear comb photo.
Beautiful birds!

I suspected my black would be a cockerel, bummer. I was thinking my splash is a cockerel because I caught it starting to crow this morning. Have any of your pullets make a crow like sound?

 

[TheDuckGuy]

Hello all. Can anyone tell me if any of my silkies are cockerels or pullets? I have black, partridge, paint, and a splash. They are 12 weeks old. Thanks so much.

The black one is male only males get gold leakage I need a better come pic of the paint and splash and the partridge is a pulley

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I suspected my black would be a cockerel, bummer. I was thinking my splash is a cockerel because I caught it starting to crow this morning. Have any of your pullets make a crow like sound?

No, sorry to say. Can you post photos of the two questionable's combs?
Are you able to keep cockerels?

 

[HeatherKellyB]

The black one is male only males get gold leakage I need a better come pic of the paint and splash and the partridge is a pulley

That's a very helpful tip! Thank you for that

 

[ngarrett]

The black one is male only males get gold leakage I need a better come pic of the paint and splash and the partridge is a pulley

I’ll try to get a better picture of them tomorrow. My splash started to crow this morning. Is it too early for silkies cockerels to crow at 12 weeks? Would you happen to know if pullets make a crow like sound?

 

[ngarrett]

No, sorry to say. Can you post photos of the two questionable's combs?
Are you able to keep cockerels?

I will try to get a better picture of the combs in the morning and post it here. Unfortunately, I can’t keep roosters in my city.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I’ll try to get a better picture of them tomorrow. My splash started to crow this morning. Is it too early for silkies cockerels to crow at 12 weeks? Would you happen to know if pullets make a crow like sound?

I have never heard a silkie pullet crow. I can not say it is impossible. Yes, the boys can crow at 12 weeks. I have had one crow that early, though most of mine start around 16 weeks.

 

[HeatherKellyB]

My Silkie pullets have always been very talkative but never sounding anything like a crow. I'm so sorry. They're not all the same though and I'll be hoping for the very best outcome. One of my Silkie roosters is the absolute most precious rooster ever. Not sure if that helps at all but hopefully lighten the news

 

[LadiesAndJane]

This boy started crowing yesterday. He is 3 and half months old, has almost no comb to speak of. I did though send out the egg shell he hatched from for DNA testing, so I knew he was a boy. He has been acting like a boy for the past several weeks. Chasing all the girls and pecking them lightly on the back of the neck.

 

[ngarrett]

I will try to get a better picture of the combs in the morning and post it here. Unfortunately, I can’t keep roosters in my city.

All of my silkies are just the sweetest too even though some of them could be cockerels. cockerels.