Silkie gender guesses for 6/7ish week olds

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I’m not completely sure on age, could be anywhere from 6-8 weeks old. I know it can be hard to sex silkies but I’m wondering if these are obvious boys? This was our first time with this breed because we picked them up from an overstock bin. We’ve had a bad run with boys in our straight run purchases this year lol


Silkie 1: no particular things to mention other than it has 6 toes on one foot and 6 claws on the other lol
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Silkie 2: no interesting features or behavior, but I think it’s a boy because it isn’t as fluffy on top and may have streamers?
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Thanks!
 
I would guess 1 is a pullet and 2 is a cockerel. I could be wrong though, because they're still quite young.
Comb is still pretty small on the 1st one. No streamers and no wattles either. That comb is a fault in silkies as well as the 6 feet and 6 claws, but I'm sure you already know that and you probably don't care how much they fit the standard.
The comb on the 2nd one is pretty wide which makes me lean towards cockerel. The body also looks a bit more upright. I don't see any streamers on him yet.
 

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