The infamous silkie sexing.

[TheOddOneOut]

Can you explain why you believe Cockerel? I'm learning

His male-specific saddles

 

[PippinTheChicken]

I think female due to the comb.

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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...

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[JedJackson]

It's a cockerel, in my opinion. In picture number three you can see the shiny, pointy saddle feathers coming in by the tail if you look closely.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

I think female due to the comb.

Read here

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
• 4.53 star(s) 15 ratings
• Comments: 34
• Reviews: 11
• Category: Learning Center

It's got male saddles....?

 

[PippinTheChicken]

It's got male saddles....?

I've never seen that comb type on a male though, but I have seen females with small saddles.

 

[TheOddOneOut]

I've never seen that comb type on a male though, but I have seen females with small saddles.

What do you mean? Males and females have the same comb, females just usually have smaller ones. This one is just less developed.
And male saddles = male. Not sure what you mean by females with small saddles.
It's definitely a male IMO.

 

[PippinTheChicken]

What do you mean? Males and females have the same comb, females just usually have smaller ones. This one is just less developed.
And male saddles = male. Not sure what you mean by females with small saddles.
It's definitely a male IMO.

The female comb has that shape (2 parallel lines going into a little walnut)

 

[PippinTheChicken]

The female comb has that shape (2 parallel lines going into a little walnut)

Anyway we'll find out soon