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

[Yardmom]

If you want to eat the eggs just pick them and you can eat them. They will only start developing chicks inside if kept at the proper temperature by the hen sitting on them for 24 hours or an incubator. You can feed her layer feed or all flock with oyster shells on the side. The rooster can also be feed all flock. Be sure to provide grit for both of them.

 

[SiDaStuff]

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!)

When trying to determine the gender of your brown silkie, there are a few clues you can look for:

1. Feather Differences: Roosters often have longer and more colorful feathers, especially on their neck and saddle areas. Check if your brown silkie has any distinct feather differences compared to the black silkie.

2. Crowing or No Crowing: If the brown silkie is not crowing and doesn't show any signs of crowing, it might be a hen. Roosters usually start crowing around 4-5 months, so if the brown one is younger, you might need to wait a bit.

3. Comb and Wattles: Roosters typically have larger and more pronounced combs and wattles compared to hens. If you notice significant growth in these areas, it might indicate a rooster.

4. Behavior: Observe the behavior of your brown silkie. Roosters can be more assertive, protective, and may engage in mating behaviors like mounting. Hens, on the other hand, often display more nesting behaviors.

5. Egg Laying: Of course, the most definitive sign is if your brown silkie starts laying eggs. If that happens, you've got yourself a hen!

Feel free to share some pictures or additional details, and the chicken detectives in the community can provide more targeted advice!

 

[Obsessed With Silkies]

The brown one is a pullet. There were a couple ways I could tell.
1) Her comb was drastically smaller than the cockerel you pictured
2) She has no streamer feathers. Those are what look like stray feathers around the cockerels head
3) The way she stood. You could tell how the black one stood with his tail raised and all fancy like, that he was indeed a cockerel. However, the pullet held herself more horizontally as they don't hold their feathers as upright.