Silkie Gender, too soon for streamers?

[MadamContrary]

11 weeks old from Hoover's Hatchery. Are those streamers or just an immature/juvenile crest?

 

[the_peanut_coop]

11 weeks old from Hoover's Hatchery. Are those streamers or just an immature/juvenile crest?
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Looks like a boy to me!!!!

 

[MadamContrary]

These two I'm pretty positive are cockerels, compared to them I was really hoping the first one was a pullet. Well, I guess It's time to incubate again.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

11 weeks old from Hoover's Hatchery. Are those streamers or just an immature/juvenile crest?
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The comb looks pretty flat and I do not see streamers in this crest YET. They will be spikier, coarser feathers, like in my 10 week old cockerel, picture here:

 

[MadamContrary]

The comb looks pretty flat and I do not see streamers in this crest YET. They will be spikier, coarser feathers, like in my 10 week old cockerel, picture here:
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Okay I see, the texture is very different. My other two have slightly spiked things growing in but the texture seems the same as the rest of the fluff so far. I think I may just spring for DNA testing for this one. I'm trying not to get too attached since I'm in a no Rooster zone

 

[Quaicken108]

Cockerel.

 

[Chickensandhorsesforlife]

is there hard feathers in the tail? looks like a boy......maybe. how old?

 

[MadamContrary]

is there hard feathers in the tail? looks like a boy......maybe. how old?

No hard feathering in tail yet, 11 weeks old.

 

[Chickensandhorsesforlife]

I say give it 3 more weeks. my guess for now is cockerel, but could be pullet