silkie sexing

[phxflurry]

Well don't lose hope unless it crows.

wish you were closer I'm in WI

Thank you!

 

[Danielle27]

Hi,
I have a question. I am including pics of one of my silkies I believed to be a pullet.(at least I hoped so)
I now am not sure. Looking at the top it looks like she/he may be growing the top and hackle feathers.
She/he is 11 weeks, so I assumed that the feathers were all in and I could count on the rest of this hatch to be girls!! Reason I say this is because we already had the 2 roosters out of the bunch start to crow about 3 weeks ago, and we separated them to another coop.
Anyone have any idea if I am right or wrong in assuming it's a she?
One thing you might want to do is click on the pictures to see the larger version. It is the white tips I am looking at, it looks as though there are new feathers coming in.

Pullet

 

[Danielle27]

Has anyone ever accurately sexed a Silkie via the distance between the pelvic bones? I have read that females will have a wider space than the males. This only works if the bird is closer to laying age though. So is there any truth to this?

 

[Nksg75]

Thank you danielle27
I agree with you.

 

[Dalqueen]

Can anyone help us with this one too or hen?

 

[Dalqueen]

Side shot

 

[Dalqueen]

Black solid 6

 

[Dalqueen]

Black white tip? Roo or hen

 

[Dalqueen]

Black white tip?

 

[Dalqueen]

Black white tip 4 weeks old? Roo or hen