silkie sexing

[Bryam]

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Here are pictures of four silkies. They are roughly 15 weeks old. I need to know the sex of all four of them. The pictures of the black silkies didn't turn out as clear as I would have liked and was interrupted by a copperhead appearing in the coop. Needless to say photo session ended abruptly. I know that the silkie on the bucket is a rooster. He is the same age as the other two black ones. I think one is a pullet and the other appears to act more like a pullet but had bigger wattles than the one I think is a pullet but then not near as big as the one I KNOW is a rooster. Ideas? [/quoþte] The two black ones on the barn floor are pullets, the white one and the black one on the bucket are roosters. I would sell the white one and then you will be left with a nice breeding ttio of black silkies.

 

[Bryam]

Hi, my barba d'uccle kindley hatched me 2 beautiful silkie chicks, currently 9.5 weeks old. I've been trying to guess the sex myself but wanted to see what others thought. The white bearded silkie I have guessed at a pullet and was 99% sure until I started reading this thread! She has no wattles, small comb and walks low. I can't see any streamers but that might be my untrained eye! The splash unbearded silkie looks identical to her red mum in head type which I think is a bit rooish despite being a pullet (is that a word? !) Same size as other chick (though completely different parents), also walks low, slightly bigger wattles and comb and possibly no obvious streamers? Help?

The silkie in the first few pictures is a rooster, the last one is a hen.

 

[misssilkiechick]

Thanks, that's what I was leaning towards! My husband will be chuffed if the splash is cockerel so either way s/he is staying

 

[evitachu]

Can you all help me please? I think one has the rooster look, but do I have any hope for the other one?

Left: kiko (???) right: pompom (i think a boy)

 

[BantyChooks]

can you get some better pictures? side profile of the head would be really nice.

 

[evitachu]

can you get some better pictures? side profile of the head would be really nice.

Yes!

This is Pompom

Left: kiko. Right: pompom

 

[BantyChooks]

Yes!

This is Pompom


Left: kiko. Right: pompom

thankyou!
I don't see any streamers or large comb or wattles on either; but silkies can change drasticly in just a few weeks. i had a "pullet" that all of a sudden grew streamers and became an obvious roo. hopefully someone with more experience can chime in.

 

[logefarm]

10 week old silkie splash

 

[evitachu]

This is pompom when he/she was looking down.

 

[Adorkable]

I think I've been fooled. I thought this one was a pullet. It's in the pullet pen, but yesterday I was looking at my 3 month olds and I noticed streamers, so I'm pretty sure it's a boy.