Silkie genders

[zionschickens]

I know silkies are hard…however, the breeder is helping us out next week with rehoming some of our cockerels as we are unfortunately looking at 4 of our 7 chickens being male so far.

So, I’m hoping to get opinions on the remaining 3 (all silkies) we haven’t been able to nail down. They are around 12 weeks old. The first two (black and champagne) I suspect could be cockerels, but hoping one may be a pullet. And the other (the last pic of the single white silkie) I’m guessing is a pullet.

Photo 1: champagne silkie vs. black silkie
Photo 2: champagne silkie vs. black silkie alternate view
Photo 3: pure white silkie


Thank you in advance!

 

[Lovely Lettie]

Pictures would help.

 

[zionschickens]

Pictures would help.

@Lovely Lettie For some reason they took forever to upload! They are there now

 

[JedJackson]

The black one is probably a cockerel. The sham pag knee one looks female so far. Need a clearer comb picture of the white one. @LadiesAndJane

 

[zionschickens]

@JedJackson Here is a more clear photo of the all white silkie! You are the best!

 

[JedJackson]

@JedJackson Here is a more clear photo of the all white silkie! You are the best!

I think the white is a girl, too. But definitely get more opinions. Hopefully LadiesAndJane will show up. She's the Silkie expert.

 

[zionschickens]

I think the white is a girl, too. But definitely get more opinions. Hopefully LadiesAndJane will show up. She's the Silkie expert.

I will for sure! Thank you for your opinion! This one is definitely the most timid and smaller than the champagne and black as well.

 

[zionschickens]

@LadiesAndJane I'd love to get your opinion!!

 

[Lovely Lettie]

The black one looks to be male.

 

[Cloverr39]

Little white one looks like a pullet. The black one looks like a cockerel and the champagne looks like a pullet so far, but it could just be a late bloomer.