splash silkie hatched july 20

[pooderpie77]

I know its extremely hard to sex silkies. But I was curious about guesses. It is a bearded silkie.

 

[Tricoglossus]

Looks like a pullet at this stage but they can take so long to mature. Some only develop properly when over 5 months old, or even much older than that.

 

[Wyandottes7]

I'm guessing female. Males tend to be a lot taller, and have a bigger comb. Her squat stance and small comb hidden by her crest make me think that she is a pullet. It will be easier to tell when she gets older, though.

 

[BantamLover21]

I'm going to say pullet for now. The comb isn't very large, the body is rounded, and the stance and feathering are pullet-like. But Silkies are notorious for being difficult to sex. When she's a little older, I would post new photos; by then it should be more obvious. However, sometimes you don't know the gender of a Silkie until it either crows or lays an egg.

 

[pooderpie77]

Thanks for everyones replies thus far : ) Its fun just to see what everyone guesses. Ill post pics in a few weeks and see if anything has changed.