silkie sexing

[babybizcullen]

Subhanalah,

This kinda gives you a idea what to look for. When it came to my last chickens though, the boys looked identical to the girls. They were all 3 big poof balls. I had 1 boy and 2 girls. The boy did not look like this silkie to the left. I had to pull his hair away from his face to see his big comb. So if he's got a really funky comb and it's not super flat, very high chance he's a boy. Most of all the way they walk, some of them have their chest really puffed out when they walk and chase the other ones. Some of them just waddle out when you open the door. That is also another indicator. That is always how I was able to figure it out when they got older.

 

[ashtree]

Subhanalah you should post pictures! It's always fun to guess!

 

[babybizcullen]

You know what I don't get is how the boys silkies can very so much. Like one could look like a boy and the only sign is pulling their hair away from their face and some have that hanging skin from their beak and some have longer hair by the neck and thats it. Is that the difference between a pure bred and a mix??

 

[subhanalah]

These two hatched March 22/23
Princess Di

Inky

Inky

 

[babybizcullen]

looks like boy, boy, then girl :/ you gotta look at their comb pull their hair away from their face.

 

[ashtree]

Can you get a close up profile shot of di?

 

[subhanalah]

Okay, well the second two pictures are the same chicken, lol.

I'll try to get comb pictures.

 

[Fancychooklady]

Can anyone point me to where the pictures that show clearly what streamers and saddle feathers look like on silkies? I've never been able to figure that out.

Streamers are like 2-3 ml satin ribbon in the tail.

The ones in the crest are longer and tend to make the rest ' lay down ', giving you that
'Swept ' back look.

 

[ashtree]

Okay, well the second two pictures are the same chicken, lol.

I'll try to get comb pictures.

I thought the same at first! (Two pics of inky were 2 different chickens) Can you get more pics of him/her? Or just bring it this evening and ill get a close up! Standing it looks like a roo but the crest looks pullet.

 

[babybizcullen]

I would say two boys