Silkie thread!

[WhoDatChick]

Id wait another month to try and guess better. Ive had so many change between 8-12 weeks

Oh man… it stinks they take so long to tell because then I will have to rehome him by himself
Thank you!

 

[Debbie292d]

Oh man… it stinks they take so long to tell because then I will have to rehome him by himself
Thank you!

That's the trouble, and the suspense with silkies. You never really know anything for positive on some until they are around four months old or one crows.

Frizzles are even worse! I had one I changed sex on about four times, and finally it was around six months old and crowed. Then I knew for certain! It hadn't gotten a large comb until it was around a year old.

 

[WhoDatChick]

That's the trouble, and the suspense with silkies. You never really know anything for positive on some until they are around four months old or one crows.

Frizzles are even worse! I had one I changed sex on about four times, and finally it was around six months old and crowed. Then I knew for certain! It hadn't gotten a large comb until it was around a year old.

Oh no! I am dealing with a frizzle as well! I think he’s a late bloomer… I hatched 8 chicks and 7 were frizzles and I spotted the three boys at two to three weeks.. no joke! But this one here is just stringing me along these chicks were from the feed store and Tractor Supply… I got 13 straight run bantams and I also was able to spot the 7 boys early on… but I guess I am just gonna have to wait and see with these two! This is the frizzle…. what do you think? I’m still saying girl… I’m trying to “will” it to happen… IYKYK
Oh wait, the pic is on my phone… I’ll be back….

 

[WhoDatChick]

Here…

7 and a half weeks

 

[Debbie292d]

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7 and a half weeks

Ooh, pretty, but I don't know. If the bin just says, "bantams", what's that comb look like compared to the other ones? With frizzles, they don't get the typical hackle feathers roosters get so you're stuck going by the comb and wattles.

 

[WhoDatChick]

Ooh, pretty, but I don't know. If the bin just says, "bantams", what's that comb look like compared to the other ones? With frizzles, they don't get the typical hackle feathers roosters get so you're stuck going by the comb and wattles.

Yes, correct… they are definitely bantams …. The ones I hatched were also bantams… I had wound up with a bantam frizzle rooster from last year… and he fathered all the frizzles…

Okay, so this one is from the 13 that I got 6 weeks ago… the 7 other boys had very large dark red combs… 2 to 3 weeks ago… and I’ve already rehome all of them… this one did start getting redder faster than the girls but it’s still got some yellow in there and hasn’t really progressed much since looking like this…. But I will say this one is very friendly and I hear cockerels are more friendly than the girls…?