Still cockerel?

[graphicali]

I posted some pics of this chick before and the consensus of opinion was that it was a silkie cross, probably with a marans as the egg that it hatched from was extremely dark brown. Still no obvious sign of it being male or female (to me that is), except that I keep thinking the tail feathers look a bit cockerelly.

I realised that my age for it last time that I posted might have been a little off and that it is now nine weeks old. What should I be looking for?

 

[BantamLover21]

I'm thinking pullet, but its too young to sex. Also, Silkie mixes are hard to sex in general. Pretty bird!

 

[PoultryQueen101]

Silkie cross pullet. No diluted feathers and no saddles.

 

[Michael OShay]

I'm thinking pullet, but its too young to sex. Also, Silkie mixes are hard to sex in general. Pretty bird!

I agree.

 

[graphicali]

Oh, I hope that it is a pullet. Please could you tell me what diluted feathers are? Thank you!

 

[PoultryQueen101]

She doesn't have any other colors bleaching through, she is just solid blue. The silkie mixes I have hatched have had yellow saddles and hackles growing in by now. She has no saddle feathers. So I say pullet.

 

[graphicali]

There is a small amount of rusty colouring on the breast. Does that count?

 

[PoultryQueen101]

No. I thought I saw that. It's a pullet. I have no doubt.

 

[graphicali]

Thank you!