Silkie sexing...

[watersoflethe]

anybody know what this is yet? about 5 weeks old... ignore the wet looking dad he just got a bath

i'm thinking cockerel because of the way he stands....

 

[Year of the Rooster]

Absolutely no way to tell at that age.

 

[peepswiththepoof]

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Agreed...sorry!

 

[Vanessabuffsnsilkies]

Can't really tell visually til they're about 3mos old. I can sometimes tell by stance and actions but have to see the chick all the time. I have a 2mo old that I think is a roo but sometimes I look and think "well maybe..."

 

[spikennipper]

That photo made me smile

really cute! though as others have said the chick is way too young to be able to make a guess at this stage.

 

[solarquail]

You have a rooster..














and a younge chick that cant be sexed yet.

 

[silky ma]

Pm me with a couple of close ups! Front face, side views ... So far I am leaning towards a female.
When you bathe a silkie you should at least 1/2 dry them so as not to get sick... Dryer on low heat.
Even if it is hot outside. The feathers closest to the body will need help to dry.

 

[Sonoran Silkies]

As most have said, much too young to tell.

 

[cpegram]

IDK but very cute pic

 

[reesepoultry]

Way too young to tell.... Still have molts to go through.