Silkie Sexing

[MariyaJee]

I have a three month old silkie that I need to be sexed. In the area I live we are not allowed to have roosters so any help would be appreciated. What puzzles me about this silkie is that he/she has no poof on top of its head and has no beard. Is it normal for silkies to have no sign of a poof at this age? Also the chicken's comb and waddle are much bigger than the other silkies'. I have attached pictures, please help.

 

[Gray Farms]

Its a cockerel. Its common for hatchery Silkies not to conform to standards.

 

[Sydnee Fisher]

Cockerel

I have a three month old silkie that I need to be sexed. In the area I live we are not allowed to have roosters so any help would be appreciated. What puzzles me about this silkie is that he/she has no poof on top of its head and has no beard. Is it normal for silkies to have no sign of a poof at this age? Also the chicken's comb and waddle are much bigger than the other silkies'. I have attached pictures, please help.View attachment 1089316 View attachment 1089317 View attachment 1089319 View attachment 1089320 View attachment 1089316 View attachment 1089317 View attachment 1089319 View attachment 1089320 View attachment 1089317 View attachment 1089319 View attachment 1089320 View attachment 1089316

 

[MariyaJee]

Okay thanks guys

 

[RodNTN]

You have a very lovely cockerel

 

[Legendchicken]

I have a silkie just like that but my rooster will mount her

 

[MariyaJee]

Hmm that's strange

I have a silkie just like that but my rooster will mount her

 

[Legendchicken]

Silkies are strange in general!

 

[drumstick diva]

Cockerel, wattles look big because it is beardless. Silkies really aren't strange they are misunderstood. For one thing their beards & big crests obscure their vision. When beards & crests are trimmed back shorter, silkies become much more active and smarter.