Silkie Experts NEEDED!!! Warning:*Pic heavy!!* Sorry, dial-uppers.

[Frozen Feathers]

Can anyone confirm gender on these Silkies???

Athena is supposed to be a girl. Early May hatch.

Front view

Side view

The one on the left (Briar) I know is a pullet she's 10 months old. Ares is beside her on the right for size comparison. He's (I'm hoping a he) late May hatch.

Ares side view

Best front view I could get of Ares...was being a brat.

Dragon (okay I didn't name him, my 2 yr old!) on the left and Gwen on the right. They are actually standing side by side, Dragon is a tiny little thing. HD June 28th

Dragon side view. Boy or girl??

Any guesses.

 

[Frozen Feathers]

Anyone....

 

[speckledhen]

Uh, they're pretty colors. That's the extent of my Silkie knowledge. I still have no clue how anyone EVER sexes a Silkie till it has a decent sized comb and it's obvious. I know, spikey vs poufy hairdo. Still can't see it. Sorry, Angie, I haven't a clue. Every time I play the Silkie sexing game to myself(I'd NEVER post it!), I'm always wrong, LOL.

 

[bantymum]

Hi, I would say that they are all hens!
No large wattles.

 

[Frozen Feathers]

Thanks bantymum...I really hope you're wrong about Ares though.

If all my blues and splashes are girls how will I breed more blues and splashes???

Speckledhen... I see these birds everyday and still am clueless!!

 

[robin416]

Athena is a girl. Dragon is more than likely male. Ares' side view wasn't good enough to tell but could be female.

 

[silkiechicken]

Sure look like girls to me... but you know thoes silkies. I'm still struggling to figure out if two of my three silkies from spring are girls are boys... I know one is a boy, I caught him crowing! Somthing tells me the other two are also boys... which means they better show themselves quick because i'd hate to send a silkie girl to the way of the rooster.

 

[bantymum]

Just look at it like a pregnancy, wait until they crow!!!then youll get a surprise!

 

[Frozen Feathers]

Ares side view again.

Ares as a whole.

 

[speckledhen]

I'll say Ares is a boy, but of course, you can take that to the bank that I'm 100% wrong! Well, maybe not. I do see wattles developing pretty well. I'm just not a Silkie person. I need to shutup and leave this to the real Silkie experts.