Silkie Gender...?

[CamsCluckinChicks]

Hi again!

I ordered 2 buff Silkie day-old female chicks from MyPetChicken. I ended up receiving 2 buff & 1 blue. I'm positive 1 of the buff & the blue are females... But what do you make of this one?? It's the one on the right in the 1st photo - Suzy or a boy named Sue?

I think 'she' might be a he. Which is fine...when I order my black Silkie next spring, I'll just have to order a pullet...still naming 'her' Biggie Smalls. LOL!

 

[Barry]

It is still too young for me to tell, you will know for sure before spring,

 

[CamsCluckinChicks]

Guess I should have mentioned - the Silkie in question is 5 months old. LOL!

 

[LilPeeps]

It is a pullet.

 

[Amy's Animals]

that is the weirdest looking silkie i have ever seen, it has no fluff on its head at all. It would not surprise me if it is a crossbred, also because it is so much larger than the other buff in the picture. I think it's a pullet simply on the fact that the combs and wattles would be very small for a 5 month old cockerel. The pictures are of rather poor quality so it is hard to tell. Try to get some from the side as well and please, try to get a clear pic.

 

[CamsCluckinChicks]

No, she doesn't have ANY fluff on her head!! And she's starting to get this 'horn-like' comb thing on her 'fore'head. Plus, she's always standing erect, where the other 2 Silkies are usually more bent over...plus they have lots of fluff on their heads!! LOL!

She came straight from the hatchery...they guarantee breed 100% and gender 90% with the understanding you are getting a mix on multiple's of bearded and non-bearded. So, I assume

she/he is a purebred Silkie. I thought maybe she was a he because when I went & looked online at pictures of Silkies, it seemed the cockerels/roo's always had more brushed back top feathers with weird & strangely beautiful combs...plus the kind of deep red it is...Suzy has started showing signs of an almost plum colored comb and wattles. Suzy's also the only 5-month old Silkie I have that hasn't started laying eggs. She's also the least friendly. Baloo (my blue Silkie) and Buffy (the other buff) are very friendly & will follow me around making that cute little 'beep' they make and they'll let me pick them up & pet them, etc., but Suzy runs from me and throws a fit when I catch her. Even my little Sophia, 3-month old white Silkie, lets me handle her easily. At 5 months, my Polish Cockerel is being a pistol - running from me & playing catch me if you can. He calms down after I finally catch him, but in the meantime, he's quite a little bugger! Quite like a teenager!!

LOL!

We've had nothing but downpour rain here for a week...supposed to have one more day of it. I'll try to get some better pictures (might bring her in the house tomorrow!) & get them up asap.

Thanks!

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Do you have a body profile? I am undecided.

 

[CamsCluckinChicks]

OK. So I went out & got Suzy...here are some dining room table Silkie shots...LOL!

http://s942.photobucket.com/albums/ad267/LovinChickens/Buff Silkie/

Sorry for the link, but I took quite a few shots & I don't want to bog down the page anymore than necessary.

Thanks again!

 

[chickenlover54]

Amy's Animals :

that is the weirdest looking silkie i have ever seen, it has no fluff on its head at all. It would not surprise me if it is a crossbred, also because it is so much larger than the other buff in the picture. I think it's a pullet simply on the fact that the combs and wattles would be very small for a 5 month old cockerel. The pictures are of rather poor quality so it is hard to tell. Try to get some from the side as well and please, try to get a clear pic.

it is not a cross because all silkie cross first generation are smooth feathered​

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

Suzy is a pullet.

Could be crossed with a silkieX to get silkied feathering. There is definitely a lot of non-silkie in the bird--type is wrong, size is wrong, lack of crest, etc. But for a pet, or a broody or eggs she will be as good as any better quality silkie. (Eating eggs, not hatching eggs)