Silkie hen or roo?

[agold23]

I have a single 9 week old silkie chick with suspiciously large comb and waddles and a lot of foot feathers. I was really hoping for a hen but I’m leaning more towards roo now… I know it’s still young, if there are no conclusive answers I’ll ask back in a month!

Also is it a bearded, half bearded or unbearded silkie? Mom is a bearded and dad is an unbearded.

 

[RooStar Chicken Gang]

His or she is beautiful and cute. Leaning towards it being a roo too.

 

[cherrynberry]

I have a single 9 week old silkie chick with suspiciously large comb and waddles and a lot of foot feathers. I was really hoping for a hen but I’m leaning more towards roo now… I know it’s still young, if there are no conclusive answers I’ll ask back in a month!

Also is it a bearded, half bearded or unbearded silkie? Mom is a bearded and dad is an unbearded.
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Cockerel for sure!

 

[RooStar Chicken Gang]

Look at those fluffy feet golly gosh, my word! So adorable. Sometimes in life U just godda Fluff it up and be fancy don't cha. This little silky silkstar knows what life is about! You look after him now. Stunning bird.

 

[mamablair]

I suspect cockerel, but I'm definitely no expert.

 

[agold23]

Look at those fluffy feet golly gosh, my word! So adorable. Sometimes in life U just godda Fluff it up and be fancy don't cha. This little silky silkstar knows what life is about! You look after him now. Stunning bird.

Thank you! He’s definitely a people lover! Always comes running when we come out. His name is B3 after his mom BB (Baby Barabra) but we just call him Phoebe!

 

[agold23]

*He* has also got some interesting patterns that I just wanted to add on!

At 2 weeks Phoebe started developing very prominent grey wing feathers. Here they are at 6 and then 9 weeks!

He still has a gray tail but the white has taken over the wings a bit more as the adult feathers have come in. Also noticing some red leakage? coming in, which would be from his dads markings. Phoebes mom is a white silkie and his dad is a gold partridge silkie. If anyone has any chicks with colour combos similar to Phoebe, let me know!