Splash silkie - boy or girl??

[DearHenrietta]

This is a 3.5 month old splash that I'm thinking of buying. The breeder will not guess the gender, but from what I've read, it looks like a pullet. Right?!

 

[Firefighter Chick]

looks girl to me

 

[DearHenrietta]

That's what I thought, Firefighter Chick. But, I have no actual experience. Would streamers on the head even be present at this young of an age?

 

[chiqita]

Not on a silkie . Or at least not on my silkies

 

[DearHenrietta]

chiqita, you think it's too early to tell?

 

[DearHenrietta]

Can anyone else venture a guess??

 

[perditafoster]

I say pullet, too, although my white silkie pullet kept me guessing until she laid an egg! I like those splash markings; very pretty

 

[DearHenrietta]

I really hope she's a little hen because she's coming home tomorrow! Thanks for the replies, everyone!

 

[DearHenrietta]

WHOO HOO!! After a couple of weeks thinking "she" was a "he" - SHE LAID AN EGG!!!

She's VERY noisy, though! I thought for sure she was a roo because she is so LOUD! Has anyone else had this problem? I can't have roosters in my area, and I DON'T have any roosters, but a loud chicken is just as bad! I have tried covering the coop with a tarp, and that has helped some for the early morning "chattiness", but when she is about to lay (it's 11:30 and she's at it right now), she gets loud again! Is there anything I can do, or am I stuck with a talker?

 

[Tricoglossus]

Some girls do like to talk. Some older hens DO crow as well. Sounds like yours is particularly chatty! Is it really that bad? You could try soundproofing your coop. You could ask your neighbours if they can hear her (mine are quite deaf on the side that the chickens live on and I don't think they ever really hear mine).