Silkie/Frizzle sexing help

[HotSauce1271]

Need help with sex of my frill...thanks. Heard it is very hard to tell.Also help or idea on the silkie sex.

 

[Leahs Coop]

Hello, and a warm welcome to Backyard Chickens! It's great to have you here with us! How old is the chick?

 

[HotSauce1271]

All are about 7 weeks. Picked up 2 blue 2 splash silkies, and the one frill. I've heard look at the feet, look at posture, etc. I mainly trying to determine them by how they act, but I've also read females can sometimes act like males lol. So much confusion as my first silkie chics. Have many other breeds

 

[Kiki]

Welcome to BYC!

Where did you pick them up from?

 

[HotSauce1271]

Picked them up from a local breeder. I was told most silkies are sold straight run due the more common use as pets versus egg or meat use. Traded a few of my Leghorns for them

 

[fldiver97]

Welcome Sorry, all I can tell at this age is that they are adorable.... Maybe posting pictures in the ‘What Breed or Gender...’ forum would get better responses

 

[HotSauce1271]

Sounds good. I will try that category. Appreciate all the responses. Again, I've heard they are the hardest to sex even for people who strictly raise the breed.

 

[Kiki]

Sounds good. I will try that category. Appreciate all the responses. Again, I've heard they are the hardest to sex even for people who strictly raise the breed.

I would think the breeder should know thier birds and be able to sex them the easiest.

 

[HotSauce1271]

They just sold them straight run. My other chics when they were babies I just sexed by looking at wings. Silkies I'm not able to do that. Just was trying to avoid getting to the laying or crowing stage to sex.

 

[Kiki]

They just sold them straight run. My other chics when they were babies I just sexed by looking at wings. Silkies I'm not able to do that. Just was trying to avoid getting to the laying or crowing stage to sex.

I was thinking that maybe as they grow a little bigger, or maybe even now, the breeder could sex them from photos for you.

You would think they (the breeder) could sex their own birds quicker than anyone else could.