Silkie sexing

[Kelly1234]

10 week old silkie. Any guesses on gender?

 

[alpacasandchicks78]

Silkies are hard to sex until someone crows but from my own personal experience with them it looks like it's a pullet.

 

[iLoveMyChickiesss]

Looks like a pullet to me

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

Cockerel due to red shoulders

 

[alpacasandchicks78]

Cockerel due to red shoulders

I didn't notice that initially but silkies can be sex linked or is it just that particular shade??

 

[Kelly1234]

Cockerel due to red shoulders

Hi, can you elaborate, please!

 

[Rhodebar Lover]

I didn't notice that initially but silkies can be sex linked or is it just that particular shade??

Hi, can you elaborate, please!

It's not sexlinking, rather sexual dimorphism. Leakage concentrated in the back or shoulders is a male trait in every breed

 

[Kelly1234]

It's not sexlinking, rather sexual dimorphism. Leakage concentrated in the back or shoulders is a male trait in every breed

I didn’t know that! Thank you!

 

[alpacasandchicks78]

It's not sexlinking, rather sexual dimorphism. Leakage concentrated in the back or shoulders is a male trait in every breed

Okay cool!! That makes sense. My EE x SLW mix I have and his brother who was rehomed both came from the same parents and they have leakage on their shoulders. (Mom was the EE)

You learn something new every day!!