Silkie genders... :)

[silkieluver_07]

These are my two single comb silkies. They are 12 weeks old. Anyone have an idea on gender?

Fuzzbutt:

Both:

Mae:

 

[Smartie_Pants]

They both look like roos to me. Especially Fuzzbutt. My silkie hen never had that much of an afro and fuzzbutt's is spikey just like the roos are. My hen was also much smaller than your's are. They are the size of my roo.

I should tell you however that I am a beginner at identifying, so take it at what its worth.

 

[silkieluver_07]

I hope I don't have two roos. Both of their crests are spikey because they had just eaten an apple. Anymore guesses?

 

[SunAngel]

Both of yours have much skinnier necks than my Gray roo had. I think his single comb was much bigger at that age too.

My buff one about 3 months of age (that you think is a girl).

My gray one at about 3 months, that was definitely a roo.

Your white one might be a roo, but my guess is girl for the partridge colored one. Not that I am a good judge at all, just wanted to toss in my 2 cents

 

[momofdrew]

They both look like roos to me but I could be wrong...Silkies are so darn hard to sex...Pam

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

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I dont think your gray is a gray. I think there is a better chance its a LAVENDER (or self blue)! This is what a gray looks like. Your bird looks much lighter and more like a Lavender.

And just for reference, here is my lavender cockeral... I think your birds color is closer to this than to a gray.

 

[Teresaann24]

your white chick looks like a roo looks like my white single comb roo.

The partidge is deff a hen looks like my girls.

 

[TheTeenyTinyFarm]

What should I look for when I'm trying to tell the difference?

For instance, signs of a roo and signs of a hen?

 

[Poulets De Cajun]

There are no true signs of either until they are older.....

 

[silkieluver_07]

I'm thinking that Mae is a pullet because she has a globular crest with no streamers yet. I want to be sure on the sexes first before I sell them.