Smooth silkie gender?

[Fluffy_Butt]

Hi all!
Shadow here is almost 6 months old (hatched 4/23), and is from a light Brahma hen and silkie roo. His (her??) two brothers look like their mama and have been crowing for weeks. Shadow looks male to me (look at at that saddle!) but doesn’t display any gender behaviors (no crow, dance, clucking, submissive squat, eggs, etc). The husband said he saw a roo dancing for him/her, but that doesn’t mean too much since I have a silkie roo who mostly only dances for our Tom turkeys Help us settle the debate once and for all?? Thank you!!

 

[PippinTheChicken]

Male for sure!

Pippin's easy guide to silkie sexing

Hello there! When I hatched my own silkies, I studied and studied about how to sex them. I read that it was almost impossible to sex them, and that you had to wait for a crow or an egg. Raising and watching them helped me pick out certain traits that only belong to roosters or hens. These...

• PippinTheChicken
• Sep 2, 2021
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[Fluffy_Butt]

Male for sure!

Pippin's easy guide to silkie sexing

Hello there! When I hatched my own silkies, I studied and studied about how to sex them. I read that it was almost impossible to sex them, and that you had to wait for a crow or an egg. Raising and watching them helped me pick out certain traits that only belong to roosters or hens. These...

• PippinTheChicken
• Sep 2, 2021
• 4.50 star(s) 14 ratings
• Comments: 28
• Reviews: 10
• Category: Learning Center

Lol, I agree but husband asks why you say that. What gives it away?

 

[cherrynberry]

Lol, I agree but husband asks why you say that. What gives it away?

Definitely a cockerel. Male hackles, saddles, and large comb.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

Definitely male. Super clear saddles, hackles, sickles and comb. Doesn’t matter that he’s not crowing when he‘s got all that.

 

[Silkie Princess]

Yes male but OMG he is sooo beautiful!

 

[Little Baby Bean]

Hi all!
Shadow here is almost 6 months old (hatched 4/23), and is from a light Brahma hen and silkie roo. His (her??) two brothers look like their mama and have been crowing for weeks. Shadow looks male to me (look at at that saddle!) but doesn’t display any gender behaviors (no crow, dance, clucking, submissive squat, eggs, etc). The husband said he saw a roo dancing for him/her, but that doesn’t mean too much since I have a silkie roo who mostly only dances for our Tom turkeys Help us settle the debate once and for all?? Thank you!!View attachment 2861018View attachment 2861019View attachment 2861020View attachment 2861021

Definitely a cockerel!

 

[HappyClucker7]

Gorgeous male!

 

[Fluffy_Butt]

Definitely a cockerel. Male hackles, saddles, and large comb.

Thank you for the visual! Very helpful!

 

[Fluffy_Butt]

Thank you all! I think the husband finally accepts the truth now, lol! No matter, he still thinks that Shadow is the most beautiful (haha, handsome now) bird we have! I know leakage is a flaw, but I personally love his frosted tips