silkie sexing

[JRHache]

Hen or Roo?
5 months old

 

[Alex1010]

Hen or Roo?
5 months old

Looks like a Roo his comb is really red.

 

[chickendreams24]

Awful big comb and wattles for a pullet. Can you see any streamers from the back of the head? I can't tell from the pics. Probably roo, but I'm also in the same boat. I have a buff that's about 23 weeks and I still can't sex. Big comb and wattles odd crest holds tail low but the roos seem interested so idk about mine. Enlarged the picture pretty sure yours is a roo. Can you keep roos?

 

[JRHache]

We can't keep roos. We have two silkies in our flock, a white and this buff one. Our white had such a big puffy head and no walnut on her beak/nose. But our buff has a lesser puff and does have a walnut...do hens ever have these?

 

[ChickenC]

Looking for a little help sexing my 10 week old silkies. Thanks in advance, I'm new here.. Hope the pictures loaded correctly
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Any help would be great! Thanks

 

[Alex1010]

Looking for a little help sexing my 10 week old silkies. Thanks in advance, I'm new here.. Hope the pictures loaded correctly
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Any help would be great! Thanks

First One Could Be A Roo With Those Streamers

 

[CrazyChookLady5]

Looking for a little help sexing my 10 week old silkies. Thanks in advance, I'm new here.. Hope the pictures loaded correctly

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Any help would be great! Thanks

I reckon
1. is hen
2. is rooster
3. is hen
I'm going off their combs, see how 2. is larger then the other too

hope this helps

 

[sweetbeak]

I reckon
1. is hen
2. is rooster
3. is hen
I'm going off their combs, see how 2. is larger then the other too

hope this helps

I agree 100%. All my silkies are now easy to sex, the first sign of a roo is the bulbous comb that starts above the beak.

 

[ChickenC]

I agree 100%. All my silkies are now easy to sex, the first sign of a roo is the bulbous comb that starts above the beak.

I hope you both are right, and so does my daughter.. Since I got them for her!
Thanks for all the feedback

 

[Naliez]

Here's an updated pic of Slimy Bob and Pretty Boy, my suspected Roos.

And of Booger, because I'm going to keep hoping until she crows...