silkie sexing

[StarMeKritten]

This is my only silkie. It's about 11 weeks old.

 

[Veer67]

This is my only silkie. It's about 11 weeks old.

Talk about that stance and crest, I would say cockerel.

 

[ashtree]

This is my only silkie. It's about 11 weeks old.

I'm a newbie but I'm guessing roo too

 

[StarMeKritten]

Thank you. I was figuring cockerel. It's always harder when you don't have anything to compare it to though. I have absolutely no experience with silkies. A friend ordered silkie eggs and didn't have enough room in her incubator for all of them. I put the extras in my incubator with some of my eggs. He's the only silkie I ended up with. My friend appears to have hatched all pullets. I think she will be very happy to take him.

 

[Kallyroberts]

Need some help....
Male or female?

 

[draines]

Any guesses....?...

 

[ashtree]

Any guesses....?...

How old? Right now I'm thinking roo ETA: I'm no expert. Just enjoy the guessing game!

 

[draines]

How old? Right now I'm thinking roo

ETA: I'm no expert. Just enjoy the guessing game!

8-10 weeks.....

No roo....no roo....no roo....

Wonder if I can have someone sneak a pullet in the coop at night when my wife's not around!?

 

[ChickenPox]

I have heard people say that they can sex their own silkies at 6-8 weeks. But if they get it wrong it only effects them. I've been breeding for several years and while you do get the odd one that shows signs of being a roo at an early age, I wouldn't even hazard a guess on other peoples birds till 12-16 weeks. Even then it is only an educated guess. Short of DNA testing , the old saying, ' egg or crow ' is sometimes the only option.

Great post! When I was breeding silkies, I got to where I could tell fairly well around 6 weeks or so. But I was working with the same lines over and over and OVER, hatching dozens of babies a month. I started to recognize my line's characteristics. Not everyone's lines are the same.

 

[8GeeseALaying]

I just bought this one(my first silkies), along with one that is for sure a Roo. I thought i was getting two roos which was what i was told. When i brought them home my hubby swore this one was a hen. The other like i said is for sure a roo. They are supposed to be 10 - 12 mos old.
What do you think?

I can get more pics if needed. The other one has large gills.