silkie sexing

[angel2013]

Here are the two I have left from the 5. Spike the rooster and coco the white hen.

 

[ashtree]

I just got a silkie x cochin cross and named he/she Dumpling! We were supposed to just be getting adult layers but I couldn't resist this little chick.

I know he/she is a little young to tell the gender, but hey! Why not give it a guess? Here she is as of today. Sorry for the bad pics, this little one can't sit still!

Nugget got in the way of that one.. She's my 2 month old ameraucana.

Also, what coloration and age do you think Dumpling is? I'm thinking blue for the color but not sure on the age. Thoughts?

Can you post a front view picture with the comb? That might help. And I think blue is the correct color.

 

[melmilhayes]

if you have silkie chicks that need to be sexed place pics here. chicks need to be at least 4 weeks old. pics need to be from the sides of the head and full body, front veiw of the head, and any other pics you want to provide please.  here are some tips i found online about sexing silkie chicks as well



Look at the feathers on the chick's head. Males tend to have feathers that stand upright and curve towards the back, while the female head feathers tend to form in a rounded feather puff.


Look at the comb when it develops within two to three weeks of the chick's birth. a male will have a larger comb than a female.


Males are significantly larger than females, and this can be obvious a few days after hatching. This isn't considered a certain method of sexing though because you may just have a large female or a small male. It's also a poor method if you are trying to compare chicks from two different genetic lines.


Listen for crowing. The chicks will start losing the fluffly baby feathers around four of five months. At that time a male silkie will start attempting to crow.


Look at the saddle feathers just before the tail and the hackle feathers on the neck. These feathers will be long and sharp on a male and gently rounded on a female.

 

[melmilhayes]

So I have 4 silkies one has a bold head and one is not feather footed does this mean anything

 

[ashtree]

So I have 4 silkies one has a bold head and one is not feather footed does this mean anything

All silkies should have feathering on their feet. I don't really understand what you mean by bold head. Pictures would help if you are looking to determine their gender.

 

[BooeyBird]

O no, I was replying to ash trees dark silkie. Looks like a pullet, yours booyebird look like my rooster silkie unfortunately. My tall skinny ones ended up being roosters , one white was a hen and one small grey was another hen. Got 3 roosters out of 5 chicks. All the roosters always tried to nip at me while the pullers always ran away. The boys has more of a Mohawk top to start off and my hens has more small poof on top. Good luck.

I realized you were replying to ash trees silkie right after I commented that lol.

 

[melmilhayes]

All silkies should have feathering on their feet. I don't really understand what you mean by bold head. Pictures would help if you are looking to determine their gender.

 

[melmilhayes]

I had 6 all with feathers on there head except this one and all r feather footed except another one sorry no pic to fast

 

[melmilhayes]

I had 6 all with feathers on there head except this one and all r feather footed except another one sorry no pic to fast

 

[Kallyroberts]

Any guesses on the gender of my 2 silkies?