silkie sexing

ashtree · May 1, 2016

catmanderson said:
I have 2 silkies in my mixed flock.. love them to pieces! They are 4.5 weeks, both the same size, and feathered out at about the same rate as my other heritage breeds (if that matters). Any idea of their sex? I was thinking the buff one might be male because of the head feathers, but then I read that you can't go by those feathers for sexing until around 4 months. I'm so confused..lol. also, what I the actual colour called of the "buff" one? Is it actually buff, or maybe partridge? Thanks!

I think the 'buff' is actually a partridge. As for gender I see nothing screaming cockerel yet but they are very young to accurately sex.

Bensdad2009 · May 1, 2016

Any thoughts on my two white silkies? They look very different.

Zgm12 · May 2, 2016

Bensdad2009 said:
Any thoughts on my two white silkies? They look very different.

The one with the really fluffy crest looks like a pullet and the other looks like a rooster.

ashtree · May 2, 2016

Zgm12 said:
The one with the really fluffy crest looks like a pullet and the other looks like a rooster.

X2 looks like a pair

vjradford · May 2, 2016

If their comb turns red around 4 weeks, are they definitely a roo?

Here is my Ethel at 5 and a half weeks. Thoughts?

Bensdad2009 · May 2, 2016

See and I have been thinking the fluffy one is the cockerel. It acts like a roo....always last one in the coop. Like walks around to make sure no one is left. When they come out in the morning "fluffy" is the last one out and usually goes back in to make sure no ones left.