Silkie Gender?

[DarkWater1929]

Help? Sorry about the quality of the photos.

 

[Mountain Peeps]

That silkie is too young to sex for sure. Silkies are one of the hardest breeds to sex so I'd wait a couple more weeks. But, it is looking mighty suspicious to me due to the large comb.

 

[DarkWater1929]

Ack! I was worried about that comb.... My no-doubt-about-it silkie rooster has a much smaller comb than this character has already developed. Sigh. I have so MANY roosters! I should be kept apart from all chickens until their first egg is safely on the nest. This is because I get so involved with them as individuals, that when the time comes to get rid of one, I can hardly do it! I am a terrible bleeding-heart. All they have to do is appear to like me, and they have my utter loyalty. Pathetic, honestly.

Thank you!
Patience

 

[sisq]

Rooster in my opinion.

 

[BantamLover21]

Too young to be sure.

 

[drumstick diva]

If you don't want all the roosters, you can buy pullets at point of lay, or laying hens. With silkies being so hard to ID gender- it's the best way to avoid the rooster problem.

I'm thinking yours is a roo because of the comb at this age. He is very young but, his comb isn't going to shrink.