silkie sexing

[foxandthehen]

I agree with Adorkable.

 

[WhittHavenFarm]

Marley started crowing today!All I have for him is a splash pullet. Any ideas on offspring colors for this pair and what other color I should add to the flock to cross with him?

 

[amanda1]

Can someone explain why our splash doesn't have " cheek bags" if it is a roo? Are there dominent roosters who develop out more, like in the baboon world?

 

[keesmom]

Can someone explain why our splash doesn't have " cheek bags" if it is a roo? Are there dominent roosters who develop out more, like in the baboon world?

Because he is bearded. Almost all bearded birds have tiny wattles (the genes are related).

 

[TheLukeMeister]

I've submitted these silkies before but still need help identifying my 5 month old buff silkie. He/She is acting like a rooster, keeping watch, acting dominate, sleeps on top of the coop keeping watch, etc... But looks like a hen, rounded crest, soft tail (even softer then my silkie hens (that are laying)), and smaller in size. Although He/she does look like he/she has some streamers coming out the back of his/her head, and his/her hackle feathers are kinda frizzle-y.

His/her round crest. You can kinda see the brown feathers on his/her head that have a different texture to them.

You can see his/her tail feathers are softer then the black one (a hen).


And here you can see he/her is slightly smaller then the other two hens.

 

[howfunkyisurchicken]

Looks like a girl to me. Can you post a shot of its comb?

 

[TheLukeMeister]

Looks like a girl to me. Can you post a shot of its comb?

Yeah, here are two. It looks really feminine to me considering it's smaller then my other two hens.

 

[blkjak]

Yeah, here are two. It looks really feminine to me considering it's smaller then my other two hens.

Sure looks like a pullet!

 

[TheLukeMeister]

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Yeah, that's what I think too. I was really hoping for a rooster

 

[Alex1010]

Don't mind if she/he is a Pullet, or a Cockerel. I have a 2 month old Paint Silkie



I'm thinking it's a pullet??