Silkie genders?

[Thechickenchick2]

i have four roughly 7 week old silkie chicks. All said to be paint but I feel as though one is splash (lucky me). I’d love to have confirmation that one IS indeed splash and would also love some gender guesses if possible!


My splash guy/girl?

Paint silkie 1

Paint silkie 2

Paint silkie 3


Thanks!

 

[Thechickenchick2]

Anyone??

 

[Art_plus_chickens]

I'd say the one you're calling splash looks white based so I'd say it's a paint. If it was light grey/blue then I'd say splash.

Good luck on gender though! Silkies are boogers to find out!

 

[Thechickenchick2]

I'd say the one you're calling splash looks white based so I'd say it's a paint. If it was light grey/blue then I'd say splash.

Good luck on gender though! Silkies are boogers to find out!

Thanks! It just looks so much different so I was hoping it was more of a “splash” silkie than paint.

 

[Art_plus_chickens]

It is pretty though!
It's paint spots may be more splashy and muttled when older or since she/he is 7 weeks, it may be a good indication of a pretty heavy spotted paint! Time will time! I'd love to see it when it hits the 5month old range!
Same with #2, it's face is so sweet!

 

[Art_plus_chickens]

also for me anyways, the ones I have that turned out to be pullets/hens were pretty flat/very small bumped for their comb area and the ones that were already more puffed up there have been my cockerels/roosters. But like I said they're tricky! I've even had one from day 1-5 months that was so flat I thought for sure pullet, then one day its comb puffed up and it looked more rooster then hen...but it's for sure a hen! Lots of eggs and the stinkin turd is broody! (I have 5 nasty broodies right now!) here's a picture of my hen that looks more roo like. She is hatchery quality so her fluff is terrible, I just keep her around because she's my midget emu

 

[Thechickenchick2]

also for me anyways, the ones I have that turned out to be pullets/hens were pretty flat/very small bumped for their comb area and the ones that were already more puffed up there have been my cockerels/roosters. But like I said they're tricky! I've even had one from day 1-5 months that was so flat I thought for sure pullet, then one day its comb puffed up and it looked more rooster then hen...but it's for sure a hen! Lots of eggs and the stinkin turd is broody! (I have 5 nasty broodies right now!) here's a picture of my hen that looks more roo like. She is hatchery quality so her fluff is terrible, I just keep her around because she's my midget emuView attachment 1489352

She’s beautiful! I HATE the silkie waiting game. It’s just awful! Lol. I have 11 more younger silkies I’ll be anxious to sex too. Ugh!

 

[MROO]

I don't trust a gender ID until I either watch the silly thing crow, or the little bugger drops an egg in my hand!
Can somebody please explain to me the difference between splash and paint? Every time I think I have it figured out, I get more confused!

 

[Art_plus_chickens]

She’s beautiful! I HATE the silkie waiting game. It’s just awful! Lol. I have 11 more younger silkies I’ll be anxious to sex too. Ugh!

It's an awful waiting game!

 

[Art_plus_chickens]

I don't trust a gender ID until I either watch the silly thing crow, or the little bugger drops an egg in my hand!
Can somebody please explain to me the difference between splash and paint? Every time I think I have it figured out, I get more confused!

I hear ya on that! My 7 month old roo just started to crow and then I have a 10 month old hen that is yet to lay! They're frustrating for sure!

The best I can explain paint vs splash, is that a paint is much like how a paint horse or a harlequin Great Dane would be
-white base with black (or sometimes depending on the color project of the breeder the spots could be blue) patches/spots. Most are clear good spots while some can be more muttled/muted kind of like a watercolor painting. And a good bred paint silkie that's breed standard should have no pigment holes such as, pink toes/skin, light eyes instead of the dark, beak should be dark as well and so on.

Splash are silkies that are more light grey/ light blue based with muttled "splashes" of black. Guess a good comparison would be that their kind of like a blue merel Australian shepherd.

Here is the best pictures I have of my splash hen and my paint rooster (older pics)- he does unfortunately have two pigment holes (light spot on beak and light eyes) that I'm going to try and cross him with a better hen to try and get rid of those and produce a rooster that's better to replace him.

Hope this helps!!