Till today, i'm still confused about my silkie's gender HELP 😂

[claricesilkie]

Hey ya'll, i figured getting help from the awesome community will be most useful!!

I adopted 2 silkies, about a month apart for each other (so i'm also guessing they are abour 3-4 weeks apart in age) and most recently confirmed my black silkie is a rooster (he started crowing just 4 days ago) but i'm still confused about the brown one.

I can't seem to add pictures so here is a link

https://imgur.com/a/IXg1MSN

(the pic of them tgt was from like 3 weeks ago but the rest are from today)

hopefully the pics are good enough (sorry for the mess, we're in the midst of shifting homes!)

 

[Egg Snatcher]

looks like a pullet

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

Pullet.

 

[651789]

Hey ya'll, i figured getting help from the awesome community will be most useful!!

I adopted 2 silkies, about a month apart for each other (so i'm also guessing they are abour 3-4 weeks apart in age) and most recently confirmed my black silkie is a rooster (he started crowing just 4 days ago) but i'm still confused about the brown one.

I can't seem to add pictures so here is a link

https://imgur.com/a/IXg1MSN

(the pic of them tgt was from like 3 weeks ago but the rest are from today)

hopefully the pics are good enough (sorry for the mess, we're in the midst of shifting homes!)

Pullet with a beautiful puffy crest

 

[claricesilkie]

Pullet with a beautiful puffy crest

aww thank you so much! i'm honestly so happy its a pullet cos i was really hoping for a set!

 

[claricesilkie]

Pullet.

i'm happy to hear! how could you tell??

 

[claricesilkie]

Pullet.

that's awesome!

 

[claricesilkie]

Any advice to share on how to take care of a healthy pullet, and eventually a hen? Want to ensure i'm giving her the right nutrients, environment etc she's got her rooster all to herself so i think that part is settled like how do i get eggs to eat and not eggs that will hatch?

 

[Shabby Chic-Hens]

Pullets

 

[SwampPrincessChick]

i'm happy to hear! how could you tell??

I could tell because I've noticed Silkie roosters have a more upright posture, as with most chicken breeds! Also, Silkie roosters' faces are more visible than the hens, having a large comb that stops the feathers from coming down fully into their face.