silkie sexing

[Faraday40]

@Sika Sievers
Buff 1 has such a small narrow comb. She looks looks like a she to me. (same for black 2)

White 2 has a very wide comb & Buff2 has a slight bump. They would be my best guesses at males, but too young to really know.

The last 2 do not show gender either way.

I'm far from a silkie expert, so remember these are my guesses.

Good luck & please repost new pics in a couple more weeks.

 

[silkieobsessed3]

@Sika Sievers
Buff 1 has such a small narrow comb. She looks looks like a she to me. (same for black 2)

White 2 has a very wide comb & Buff2 has a slight bump. They would be my best guesses at males, but too young to really know.

The last 2 do not show gender either way.

I'm far from a silkie expert, so remember these are my guesses.

Good luck & please repost new pics in a couple more weeks.

Thank you! I will repost some in a few weeks and keep y all updated.. it seems like these guys will be difficult to sex but they change so much each week and so does my gender guesses haha. Thank you for your reply!

 

[pointsalamander]

So this is my silkie. These photos are all from between 10 and 12 weeks of age. With the picture of her/him in the grass being the newest photo. I will try get better ones when I get home.

 

[silkieobsessed3]

So this is my silkie. These photos are all from between 10 and 12 weeks of age. With the picture of her/him in the grass being the newest photo. I will try get better ones when I get home.

I'd say female

 

[Faraday40]

So this is my silkie. These photos are all from between 10 and 12 weeks of age. With the picture of her/him in the grass being the newest photo. I will try get better ones when I get home.

She looks pretty girlish to me. Our DD has a black one just like it.
My biggest warning is that silkies become very spoiled birds.

 

[Corinn00]

Any ideas on this guy/gal?

 

[Faraday40]

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Still too young to know for sure, but I'm leaning toward girl. (Because the comb looks narrow & flat)

 

[The Boone Flock]

Hi friends! I'm wondering if I've got a roo or a hen here. Approx 4.5 months old!

What did this silkie end up being, a hen or rooster? I have a silkie, "Han Solo" that is about 4-5 months old and looks almost identical, he/she has not crowed yet but we assumed rooster because of the comb and waddles...

 

[Iheartkukens]

Here are my two silkies, I posted about them in Sept, but still don't know the sex.

 

[ThatCrazyChickenGirl]

This is my smooth silkie (I believe she's a silkie-Cochin cross)

We got her from an experienced breeder who was fairly certain she is female (judging mostly by behavior)

She's about 10 weeks old now.

Note, the feather poofs on the top of her head here aren't streamers - it's bits of down clinging to the tips of her new pin feathers, which just started growing in. I've been keeping an eye for streamers, but I think it's too early to tell, as the adult feathers are still sheathed.

Here's her at 8 weeks:

She has 3 prongs on the top of her comb, and her skin is white. Not sure if that's relevant!