silkie sexing

[silkiecuddles]

I'm so hoping you're wrong but I may just be in denial. Here's a collage. This comb really widened. No real waddles to speak of though. Our other white silkie has a wacky single comb.

It's not just the comb I'm looking at. Its crest and tail feathers are rather point and long

 

[Eckielady]

Hey, isn't it better to find out your "cock" is a pullet, than your pullet a cock?

Definitely although I am all over the place with this one so I'm a little tormented.

 

[Sarah623]

Hey guys is there anybody that can sex my two 8 week 1 day old silkies? One is a buff and the other is a blue. Both from a hatchery.

P.s. Don't mind their dirty heads they were eating yogurt[GALLERY=][/GALLERY]

 

[s k y]

Any ideas on my lil one? 7 weeks.

 

[Jessica22]

Any idea if this is a pullet or roo? I have four silkies, and I'm pretty sure I have two cockerels and two pullets based on behavior and combs. My fifth is a black sizzle, and I have no idea. They're about 11 weeks old. This one doesn't chest bump like my two roos and is very sweet and docile. It looks like it may have single comb (I'm new to chickens so not sure), but it's comb hasn't changed in weeks whereas the cockerels have developed prominent combs.

 

[Ariella01]

My silkies are 6 weeks old and these are the two that I always thought were males because they are bigger than the others and meaner.

These 3 are are smaller and the ones I was hoping are females

 

[silkiecuddles]

Hey guys is there anybody that can sex my two 8 week 1 day old silkies? One is a buff and the other is a blue. Both from a hatchery.

P.s. Don't mind their dirty heads they were eating yogurt[GALLERY=][/GALLERY]

Honestly, it's really hard to tell, but my immediate guess was buff cock and blue pullet But they're only 8 weeks which is really too young for positive guesses. Silkies are generally really hard to sex correctly till 5 or 6 months.

 

[silkiecuddles]

Any ideas on my lil one? 7 weeks.

My guess would be cock But it's still an itty bitty thing, so nothing's for certain for quite a while.

 

[silkiecuddles]

My silkies are 6 weeks old and these are the two that I always thought were males because they are bigger than the others and meaner.
These 3 are are smaller and the ones I was hoping are females]

What sweethearts! love the pick of the three "girls".
I agree with your guesses, but you must keep in mind that silkies are one of the hardest breeds to sex until they're older.

 

[Chands]

I couldn't get full body shots, but I will if it helps. I think two might be silkie mixes (both have three rows on their combs and one has white skin).

Chick 1 (three rows)


Chick 2


Chick 3 (three rows)