silkie sexing

[Honeysuckle01]

Super Chicken



Pippa


Bella


Lindsey

 

[Faraday40]

This silkie is just over 5 weeks. (Supposed to be only pullets in the bin, but I learned never to trust those store labels.) 4 pics are all the same silkie.

 

[silkiecuddles]

Super Chicken
Pippa
Bella
Lindsey

^^ my guess, all female except Super Chicken. But they look pretty young still, so nothing's for certain

 

[Eckielady]

Just looking for guesses. Educated guesses are even better. This little stinker kind of drives me crazy. He is the most beautiful color and is one of two that I'm hanging on to to see just what he turns into. From about day 3 I thought he was a cockerel. A little bigger. A little more aggressive with food and such. Opinions? Thoughts on silkie chick number two are great also.

 

[jennhalcyon]

Any guesses on this one? We have two white silkies but couldn't get good shots of the second. This one is timid whereas the other one does lots of chest bumping with the barred rock cockerels. Of course we are hoping this is a pullet!

Six weeks:

 

[silkiecuddles]

Just looking for guesses. Educated guesses are even better. This little stinker kind of drives me crazy. He is the most beautiful color and is one of two that I'm hanging on to to see just what he turns into. From about day 3 I thought he was a cockerel. A little bigger. A little more aggressive with food and such. Opinions? Thoughts on silkie chick number two are great also.

What lovely coloring!
If you're thinking cock as young as 3 days, I'd go with your gut over outside opinion, honestly. From the pics, it's a bit hard to tell. If it's the same age but bigger than the darker chick, that's a good (but certainly not definite) sign of cockeral.

 

[silkiecuddles]

Any guesses on this one? We have two white silkies but couldn't get good shots of the second. This one is timid whereas the other one does lots of chest bumping with the barred rock cockerels. Of course we are hoping this is a pullet!
Six weeks:

Body really looks cockerel-ish But nothing's for certain w/ silkies until several months, typically.

 

[Eckielady]

What lovely coloring!
If you're thinking cock as young as 3 days, I'd go with your gut over outside opinion, honestly. From the pics, it's a bit hard to tell. If it's the same age but bigger than the darker chick, that's a good (but certainly not definite) sign of cockeral.

Hahaha!! Well, I trust my gut but I have an EE here that I was 110% sure it was a rooster and it's ended up a hen. Also, a few days ago I picked up the tan silkie and when she looked at me I thought "girl". She had girl eyes?! Maybe I'm crazy. LOL!!!

 

[silkiecuddles]

Hahaha!! Well, I trust my gut but I have an EE here that I was 110% sure it was a rooster and it's ended up a hen. Also, a few days ago I picked up the tan silkie and when she looked at me I thought "girl". She had girl eyes?! Maybe I'm crazy. LOL!!!

Hey, isn't it better to find out your "cock" is a pullet, than your pullet a cock?

 

[jennhalcyon]

Body really looks cockerel-ish But nothing's for certain w/ silkies until several months, typically.

I'm so hoping you're wrong but I may just be in denial. Here's a collage. This comb really widened. No real waddles to speak of though. Our other white silkie has a wacky single comb.