Silkie Sexing Project 2.0

[TheAlrightyGina]

Why is it always the black ones that look so scruffy? I've had white, black, and buff and the black ones always look the scruffiest!

I have no idea, this is my first time having this color...but they really, really do. Maybe it's just easier to see on them or something?

 

[TheAlrightyGina]

@EmmaRainboe @Chickeria @JustAChickenLoverOverHere @RoostersAreAwesome

Just tagging y'all since y'all've voted before. Probably gonna do this each time I post the weigh in pics. Let me know if you don't want me to tag you! I'd hate to be a bother.

 

[the_peanut_coop]

I have no idea, this is my first time having this color...but they really, really do. Maybe it's just easier to see on them or something?

maybe. It's probably just an illusion to do with the color of the skin and the color of the feathers....

 

[EmmaRainboe]

As usual

Green = male
Blue = female

 

[Weeg]

Wow! This is such a cool thread! I'm terrible at guessing genders this young, so will probably just follow, and pick up some young chick sexing skills for a a few chicks I have now.
I really like this idea, how cool!

 

[TheAlrightyGina]

Wow! This is such a cool thread! I'm terrible at guessing genders this young, so will probably just follow, and pick up some young chick sexing skills for a a few chicks I have now.
I really like this idea, how cool!

Thanks! I'll be running it until the chicks are 9 weeks of age, at which point I'll probably take a week to wrap things up (though I'll probably reveal the sexes if the DNA test results are in by then and they dang well better be!) before I reveal the results of the project.

 

[Weeg]

Thanks! I'll be running it until the chicks are 9 weeks of age, at which point I'll probably take a week to wrap things up (though I'll probably reveal the sexes if the DNA test results are in by then and they dang well better be!) before I reveal the results of the project.

Really neat! I'll definitly follow along. I contemplated posting pics of my bantam Silkie chicks that are a few days old, but I'm not sure if I want to know. Hahahahah!

 

[TheAlrightyGina]

Really neat! I'll definitly follow along. I contemplated posting pics of my bantam Silkie chicks that are a few days old, but I'm not sure if I want to know. Hahahahah!

I feel ya! Hoping for pullets?

 

[Weeg]

I feel ya! Hoping for pullets?

Yes! Please, please, pease!
I can have one rooster, since I'm starting a separate flock, but one of the chicks in there I hatched out my self as an only chick, so I'm keeping her, (hopefully her) whatever gender she is. She's imprinted and I love her to death. I could never get rid of her.
Its very unlikely the friends I got her are all girls, but, hopefully most are.
The rest of the family doesn't have any issues processing extra roosters, but I do haha!

 

[TheAlrightyGina]

Yes! Please, please, pease!
I can have one rooster, since I'm starting a separate flock, but one of the chicks in there I hatched out my self as an only chick, so I'm keeping her, (hopefully her) whatever gender she is. She's imprinted and I love her to death. I could never get rid of her.
Its very unlikely the friends I got her are all girls, but, hopefully most are.
The rest of the family doesn't have any issues processing extra roosters, but I do haha!

Yeah, it can be difficult. The thing I tell myself when I end up having to do it because I can't find a home for one, is that at least I know I'll do it right, and waste as little as possible. I hate the idea of one of the birds I've raised up suffering because I let someone with less compassion and respect do the deed.