silkie sexing

[ashtree]

I'm gonna guess you have a pair and #2 is your roo

@Michelle27 I mixed this up. I meant #2 looks like a pullet

Sorry! You said they chest bump but Im wondering if one seems to stand taller or appear more curious than the other?

 

[wieselal]

Any ideas in this chick? Pullet or Roo? About 4 weeks old

 

[jonsccm]

Hmmm I'm not seeing anything that screams rooster to me ...see any rooish behavior ? I had a silkie cross that looked bit like that ones profile w/ bigger wattles & comb at 9 weeks however it was a cross w/ a Cochin too.

No crowing but seems to be a bit of a trouble maker with the others. But I'm not sure...

 

[BooeyBird]

I miss my little silkie chick, dumpling. A raccoon got him. I hate when things like this happen.

I'm going to get another silkie chick, this time a little older so I can put her in with the other chicks. I only had 2 other pullets (EE and SS) in with the one that the raccoon got. I don't know how they managed to get away, but they ran into this little crack between the adult coop and the fence. My 2 other chicks were moved in with my polish hen and silkie roo, and seem to be doing fine. I'm in a suburban area, so we are only aloud to have a certain limit of chickens. My hen and roo are about 11 months, and the 2 pullets are around 2 or 3 months. How old do you think the silkie I buy should be to fit in with the others? Dumpling was very small and vulnerable, probably around 2 months of age. Any suggestions? I want to get one that I can take a good guess on the gender. Thanks! Sorry if this really isn't fitting to the topic of this thread.

 

[ashtree]

Any ideas in this chick? Pullet or Roo? About 4 weeks old

Red comb at 4 weeks

thats a cockerel.

 

[Michelle27]

@Michelle27
 I mixed this up. I meant #2 looks like a pullet   Sorry! You said they chest bump but Im wondering if one seems to stand taller or appear more curious than the other?

One is slightly bigger to me they bump chest playfully and only do it once or twice at each other never aggressive towards each other . They Defianatly don't like to be apart though.

 

[Fancychooklady]

I miss my little silkie chick, dumpling. A raccoon got him. I hate when things like this happen. 
I'm going to get another silkie chick, this time a little older so I can put her in with the other chicks. I only had 2 other pullets (EE and SS) in with the one that the raccoon got. I don't know how they managed to get away, but they ran into this little crack between the adult coop and the fence. My 2 other chicks were moved in with my polish hen and silkie roo, and seem to be doing fine. I'm in a suburban area, so we are only aloud to have a certain limit of chickens. My hen and roo are about 11 months, and the 2 pullets are around 2 or 3 months. How old do you think the silkie I buy should be to fit in with the others? Dumpling was very small and vulnerable, probably around 2 months of age. Any suggestions? I want to get one that I can take a good guess on the gender. Thanks! Sorry if this really isn't fitting to the topic of this thread.

It's devastating when you lose the little ones. You will need to sure up your coop cause he'll be back.
If you want to be certain of sex you should be looking at birds 3-4 months of age.

 

[The Hustons]

Holy cow Wieselal that's gotta be a roo!!!

 

[The Hustons]

Booey Bird I'm so sorry about dumpling. X2 looking around 3-4 month she should drastically improve your odds of predicting gender

 

[Basskids08]

Any ideas in this chick? Pullet or Roo? About 4 weeks old

Red comb at 4 weeks thats a cockerel.

That's is a cockerel and not a pure silkie! I don't even see the black skin, toes, or beak that is silkie. I don't believe that's a silkie at all!