silkie sexing.....can anyone tell if there's a rooster in the bunch? 8 weeks old

[mrs67]

 

[mrs67]

another pic

 

[mymilliefleur]

Glad you joined us!

Your Silkies are very pretty, but I'm afraid I won't be much good at sexing them, since Silkies are known for being VERY difficult to tell gender. You may want to post in the ''what breed or gender is this'' section.

 

[drumstick diva]

I would guess that the one in the second picture could be a male - because his crest goes right back instead of making a nice pouf on his head. I love the red one (I know silkie folks call it buff) but, I raised buff and red show dogs and that chick is RED.

 

[mrs67]

thanks so much!!! Supposedly they were vent sexed when I got them. Here some more pics. I'm still trying to figure out this site.

 

[mrs67]

 

[Kelsie2290]

Hello and Welcome To BYC! X2 on try posting in the What Breed/Gender forum, silkies are really difficult to sex while young www.backyardchickens.com/f/15/what-breed-or-gender-is-this you might also try some of the silkie sexing threads, ie https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/579215/silkie-sexing/0_20

 

[Sustained]

another pic

Looks like a cute little roo judging by the hairdo but I don't see wattles yet. How old are they? Silkies are notorious for being hard to sex. if you want help on the sexing pages they'll want side view of the full body and close ups of the face along with their age. Welcome to BYC also!

 

[sunflour]

they are all so cute. I see you have already posted the question on what breed/gender forum. Hope you get your answer and they are what you wanted.

 

[BantamFan4Life]

Welcome to BYC! I'm glad you joined us!