silkie sexing

[kbh82310]

I wanna say all 3 are boys

 

[ozu]

......

 

[kbh82310]

Sorry, I didn't have a lot of luck either. 3 of my 4 are boys

 

[Tncowgirl1903]

Can anyone help me with my silkies' sexes? I'm kind of freaking out over here. I thought Willow was a roo and Gracey a hen and now they've thoroughly confused me. I'm kind of terrified that I ended up with three roosters- which is awful because these were my dream chickens- I wanted silkies ever since I saw them on Pet Star!

They're 10-11 weeks old and were really nervous in these pics- they are really attached to each other. (Click the pics for bigger sizes.)

Willow




Albedo (for sure rooster, been crowing for a week or two now- the only one crowing)



Gracey

I am not expert but it looks like the black one is a girl and the other two boys.

 

[ozu]

Really? To be honest, I am glad I am not the only one with awful luck. but it sucks so bad...

I've wanted silkies since I was a kid but never imagined I'd get em, and now look what happens... I might as well not keep any of them if they're all boys.... Honestly, now I can't stop crying...

I want you to be wrong so bad but you voiced what my supicions were and the only people who said any of them were girls were people who don't/never had silkies... and myself when I was actually feeling hopeful.

I feel so sad.

 

[Tncowgirl1903]

Really? To be honest, I am glad I am not the only one with awful luck. but it sucks so bad...

I've wanted silkies since I was a kid but never imagined I'd get em, and now look what happens... I might as well not keep any of them at this point...

Honestly, now I can't stop crying...

I want you to be wrong so bad but you voiced what my supicions were and the only people who said any of them were girls were people who don't/never had silkies... and myself when I was actually feeling hopeful.

I feel so sad.

Are you going to sell them?

 

[mikkles]

Just curious..I know it varies..but average..how young/old when silkies start to crow?

 

[ozu]

Are you going to sell them?

Probably not... We'll probably take them back to the farm we got them from.

See if we can trade them in for a girl like we did with my Barred Rock cockerel (and RIR cockerel.. but we took the replacement ISA Brown hen back the next day because she was mean, mean, mean!). It's just touch-and-go because they breed silkies on demand and I am not raising silkies from right when they hatch again because I can't deal with this heartbreak again. If I get any other silkies, they will have to be for sure girls.

I dunno, I really want to keep at least one of them... but I don't know who will be the friendliest, and I will not deal with any aggressive roo. That's why I said I might as well get rid of them all. It sucks because Willow is really cool- the fluffiest and the coolest color, but also the most skittish :/

 

[ozu]

Just curious..I know it varies..but average..how young/old when silkies start to crow?

I'm curious for this too. Albedo started crowing on July 10th. He just turned 8 weeks old when he started. I also know of someone else who had a roo start crowing that early as well. If any of my other silkies are roos... well, they haven't crowed yet. They're 10 weeks.

 

[Tncowgirl1903]

I have a silkie roo about 3 months that doesnt crow yet