Silkie gender? I’m so lost here!

[Fluffy Lambs]

@LadiesAndJane

 

[blackacres]

Cockerel

Pullet

Looks like a pullet

I don't think this one's a cockerel

This one has a big comb but it's red. But I might see streamers? I'm not sure.

Pullet

I hope you’re right! I only want to keep one cockerel so I’d be pretty happy if there are more pullers than I thought.

 

[blackacres]

Anyone else care to take a guess?

 

[Fluffy Lambs]

@Chookchicken

 

[Chookchicken]

Bird 1 looks like a cockerel.

5,6 both look like possible cockerels.

How old are they?

 

[blackacres]

Bird 1 looks like a cockerel.

5,6 both look like possible cockerels.

How old are they?

Bird 1 and 5 are the one I’m convinced are cockerels. I teeter back and forth on bird 6. They’re all the same age, about 4 months.

 

[Chookchicken]

If they’re 4 months old I’d say 1,5 are cockerels. I’m thinking 6 is a cockerel, though he could be a pullet.

 

[Lizzy733]

I swear silkies change from one week to the next. You may need to wait for eggs - don't take crowing as a definite. My white hen screams when she's going into lay and it rivals any crow. Was about to bring her back as a boy when she laid her first fairy egg.

Especially with the foof, it can come in unevenly from time to time and look a bit streamery.

 

[blackacres]

I swear silkies change from one week to the next. You may need to wait for eggs - don't take crowing as a definite. My white hen screams when she's going into lay and it rivals any crow. Was about to bring her back as a boy when she laid her first fairy egg.

Especially with the foof, it can come in unevenly from time to time and look a bit streamery.

They are my first silkies so I’m learning exactly how hard it is to tell! Only 2 of them haven’t changed much. That’s bird 1 and bird 3, which are the only ones I’ve never 2nd guessed.

 

[Lizzy733]

They are my first silkies so I’m learning exactly how hard it is to tell! Only 2 of them haven’t changed much. That’s bird 1 and bird 3, which are the only ones I’ve never 2nd guessed.

I just brought a new girl home yesterday who's POL or laying as there were eggs in her run where she was kept with other girls.

Her foof has a few spiky looking feathers, but it seems like they're just a bit over prominent due to how dense the underlayer is there. I've seen my known girl have that before too.

My first was raised with a small flock of shavers and I brought her home at 2 weeks old as a complete gamble. I did luck out in the end though.