Silkie gender? 10 weeks

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I have two white silkies and I’m trying to identify their sex. I’m not exactly sure of their age at this point but I’m told June 30 hatch date.

The first 3 photos are “Cream” and the next 3 are “Puff”, and a pic of the two together. My best guess is that cream is a Roo and Puff is a bit of a mystery but (hopefully) a hen. I’m told hatch date was the same though puff is a bit smaller. Any ideas or guesses? TIA 😊 7E2799B1-1F2B-45B7-873B-11E311ED255D.jpeg 06EFE698-9810-4007-9C74-B9B8DDEDE4C2.jpeg 18E4DB63-317F-4382-9A30-5EC6FB5CFBAE.jpeg C7318054-4704-472C-B661-A1F34BF49C7A.jpeg 1C6EB285-636F-4AC4-8E31-0741F5DDF28D.jpeg 4B48A53F-A4DC-4C5A-B0FC-6FE3033852D6.jpeg 164A434B-ECFD-40C2-AB43-97B1345AEF16.jpeg
 
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Hesitantly saying the one with the puff tail is a hen. The other looks like it has more of an angled tail? Is that right?
Hi, do you mean the one in behind the photo with both of them? Yes, the chick in front "cream" has longer tail feathers than the chick "Puff" behind, another photo attached
 

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So I’m a very visual person so these are pics of a breeding pair I had at about five months. Some things I’ve noticed: at around two months, a cockerels tail will point more downwards where a pullets will sit more upright. A cockerel will look more frazzled and if bearded the beard will be very laaaaarge.
 
Hmmmm tough to say. For their age both of their combs are pretty small. Both have crests that sweep back, of the two cream has the more boyish swept back look. On birds with smaller crests in general both the males and the females can have that swept back look though. I don't think I see streamers yet, they could be starting but streamers that are just coming in and crests coming in more can look very similar. Cream does overall have a more boyish look than does Puff but with no streamers yet and very little comb growth nothing is screaming cockerel on either. They are still on the young side, given a few more weeks it may be easier to judge. I wouldn't rule out the possibility of both being pullets.

They are both beautiful! :love
 

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