Silkies chicks, head feather pattern to determine sex

[aliusa]

Hi guys --

I've been raising this guys for 4+ weeks now, they are lil over 8 weeks now. And I have feeling 4/5 are roosters. Can someone confirm and deny this based on pictures? Four of them have the same pattern on their heads and one barely has any whisky feathers on the head, it's more slicked back (you could see that one in back, right).

Thanks,
A

 

[aliusa]

LMAO! I knew it!

Just so I'm which one is the hen...

 

[aliusa]

This one? If so, it makes sense, she's the tiniest of them and is being chased by 'em all.

But initially thought it was the one with no crown on the head as the hen, but maybe hes less of silkie.

I got them off someone on CL who was selling chicks. So it was all a luck of the draw.

 

[the_peep_squad]

I am having my silkies DNA sexed. They are not quite 7 weeks old. Ill post pictures and sexes as soon as i get the results.

 

[aliusa]

Thanks... If I ended up with 4 roosters and 1 hen, I have real bad luck :-D

 

[aliusa]

Here is the close up of the head. Can you tell if which is a hen/rooster?

 

[aliusa]

Been a few months can anyone confirm the sex?

 

[ChloeSilkie08]

Yes, that looks to be 4 boys and a girl. Did you get them from a breeder or yourself? Those are not purebred silkies.

 

[drinkoj]

Yes, that looks to be 4 boys and a girl. Did you get them from a breeder or yourself? Those are not purebred silkies.

That's what I think also. 2 of those suckers are so Roo the waddles look like they'll be dragging the ground soon and the 3rd isn't far behind. Sorry.

 

[drinkoj]

In the first new picture, SHE is on the far right side with almost no red comb or waddles.