silkie sexing

[dstinett]

I'm a novice, so my opinion doesn't count. Sure looks like rooster to me. Let's see what the pro says

 

[MicheleWeber]

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.

I posted a picture of my 2 yesterday. Not sure if I posted in the correct thread for you to take a look at them. Thanks for your help.

 

[ashtree]

Hi there. I have 2 silkies, both born on April 4. We bought them as straight run chicks. One is becoming quite dark and is bigger than the more caramel color one on the right. I am thinking he is a rooster (on the left). We have other breeds of sexed pullets, that are about a week to 10 days older and are much bigger. This one acts like the flock guardian in a miniature form. Lol. Any advice on these 2 would be appreciated. I can take more pictures as well. Thank you for your help.

Right now both of them look like pullets to me. But they're still pretty young so that can change. Post some new pictures in a few weeks if you can.

 

[SaraBrook]

Hi! I'm trying to find out if these 4-month old silkie/frizzle mixes are boys or girls. Thanks!!!

 

[Cynthia12]

Oh my goodness, I want this one!

 

[Kitannah]

Looks like a cockerel to me laurelin 22

 

[ashtree]

I'm a novice, so my opinion doesn't count. Sure looks like rooster to me. Let's see what the pro says

Everyone's opinion counts! Thanks for sharing yours!

 

[laurelin22]

Thanks Kitannah..

I think I heard 'her' crowing this morning. I'm a bit annoyed as I was guarantted by the breeder that it was a large female silkie and it was vent sexed.

 

[Fancychooklady]

Well, I caught my adult frizzle rooster trying to mount each of my 10 week old silkies I've been trying to sex. Should that be good enough to say they are female? Of course, I really wanted one rooster. Go figure. Ugh.

My rooster always knows long before I do.

 

[Fancychooklady]

Here's my dilemma. I need to know if these 3 month old chicks are male or female before I fall in love. I
Just don't want to end up with all Roos since I have two white silkies that I have to keep whatever sex they are. I just notice that one has bumps on its forehead already. Will females get these too? .

Help please

Numbers 2&3 look like cockerals to me. The first one I'd say is a pullet but I've never seen a comb like that before. It almost looks inverted.