silkie sexing

[Yvonne13]

I'm thinking its a hen, but i'm not sure.

 

[chickenlover594]

Could be anything, really for sure. They're people who bought a silkie rooster and turn out to be a hen. I have a pair but I not sure yet, my only hope is that the hen start laying eggs

 

[chickenlover594]

if you have silkie chicks that need to be sexed place pics here. chicks need to be at least 4 weeks old. pics need to be from the sides of the head and full body, front veiw of the head, and any other pics you want to provide please. here are some tips i found online about sexing silkie chicks as well


Look at the feathers on the chick's head. Males tend to have feathers that stand upright and curve towards the back, while the female head feathers tend to form in a rounded feather puff.

Look at the comb when it develops within two to three weeks of the chick's birth. a male will have a larger comb than a female.

Males are significantly larger than females, and this can be obvious a few days after hatching. This isn't considered a certain method of sexing though because you may just have a large female or a small male. It's also a poor method if you are trying to compare chicks from two different genetic lines.

Listen for crowing. The chicks will start losing the fluffly baby feathers around four of five months. At that time a male silkie will start attempting to crow.

Look at the saddle feathers just before the tail and the hackle feathers on the neck. These feathers will be long and sharp on a male and gently rounded on a female.

Hi I have a hen and a rooster but I am not sure of the hen. Here are some pict of both. I guess they are around 6 months. the rooster is bigger than "her". and the feathers on the heads are different. See it yourself.

This is the HEN":



















And this is the ROOSTER:





I hope that my hen is really a hen and will start laying eggs very soon

 

[atrueb00]

Thank you everyone who helped answer my question about the neck feathers getting ruffled!

 

[Veer67]

Hi I have a hen and a rooster but I am not sure of the hen. Here are some pict of both. I guess they are around 6 months. the rooster is bigger than "her". and the feathers on the heads are different. See it yourself.

This is the HEN":



















And this is the ROOSTER:





I hope that my hen is really a hen and will start laying eggs very soon

Your hen's comb would usually suggest a rooster but sometimes hens will have bigger combs than roosters. In another thread you mentioned that your hen doesn't have the rooster stance which would probably mean a hen, she also has a very feminine crest. Most roosters ( mostly from hatcheries) have smaller crests with less feathering and are not as round as a hen's (show quality roos will sometimes have feminine crests as well). I will stick with a hen for now.

 

[chickenlover594]

Thanks for the comment I appreciated it

 

[Nikki816]

Hi I have a hen and a rooster but I am not sure of the hen. Here are some pict of both. I guess they are around 6 months. the rooster is bigger than "her". and the feathers on the heads are different. See it yourself. This is the HEN": And this is the ROOSTER: I hope that my hen is really a hen and will start laying eggs very soon

 

[Nikki816]

Sorry. I was trying to say that I think your hen is a rooster. It looks like it has streamers coming off the back of its head. Can you get a close up from the back and side.

 

[chickenlover594]

Sorry. I was trying to say that I think your hen is a rooster. It looks like it has streamers coming off the back of its head. Can you get a close up from the back and side.

Sure I will

 

[Aaisha]

Quote: x2, i agree on that... the close up pics might hep, though it looks rooish.