Silkie Roos or pullets???

[snpurser]

Can anyone help? They are 15 weeks! I'm a newbie chicken owner this year. Have five young girls that I adore. 1 Rhode Island Red, 2 Easter eggers, 1 australorp, 1 Orpington and them these 2... I want girls of course, but I think they are Roos! Any help would be appreciated! Thanks

 

[Wyandottes7]

I'm not a Silkie expert, and Silkies are VERY difficult to sex. However, my guess is that the black one is a rooster, and the other one is a pullet. I think that the black one is a male because it stands tall and has a large red comb and stringy crest feathers. I'm not sure on the gender of the other bird, but "it" doesn't have quite as tall a stance as the black, and her wattles/comb are smaller. Post some more photos in a few weeks, and we'll give you another opinion.

 

[ozu]

Going off what I have learned, my guess would be both roosters. The black one for sure.
The partridge looks to have streamers in the crest and at that age, the comb is pretty big, and s/he stands pretty tall.
I wouldn't write the partridge off yet, but I have a sneaking suspicion...

Like the person above me said, post some more pics in a couple weeks. They sure can surprise you.
I thought one of my roos was a pullet and my pullet a roo. So. They can be so confusing.
Some are easier than others- another one of my roos was real obvious right away.

 

[BantamLover21]

The black one is definitely a cockerel, and I think the partridge one is, too. But post new photos in a few weeks; Silkies are difficult to sex until they get older.

 

[snpurser]

Thanks everyone :-( that's what I am thinking too! ****...