Two silkies about 4 months old

[elliandfritz]

Hi,
I have been growing out a buff Silkie and recently acquired a second one that was supposed to have been born about four months ago. Until now, I had been convinced that the one I had been growing out was a little cockerel because it developed a reddish comb and tiny blue wattles at about three months of age. However, now that I have it side by side with my new silkie, it looks like it stands and is shaped like a pullet. The new silkie doesn’t have a reddish comb or any wattles at all. Are there any guesses on gender of these two? If needed, I can try to get pictures of them standing together naturally.


New silkie

Silkie I’ve been growing out

 

[elliandfritz]

I went ahead and tried to get better pics after seeming that mine would probably not be helpful. Now, they look like a cockerel and pullet to me!

The one I’ve been growing out:

The one I just got:

Both together:

 

[Gray Farms]

The one you've been growing out is a cockerel. The new one looks to be a pullet.

 

[elliandfritz]

The one you've been growing out is a cockerel. The new one looks to be a pullet.

Thank you! That’s what I was starting to think and hoping for!

 

[Gray Farms]

Thank you! That’s what I was starting to think and hoping for!

Pretty good chance you've got a pair there.

 

[Gilded Feather]

The one you've been growing out is a cockerel. The new one looks to be a pullet.

X2

 

[Matilda Belle]

Hard to say by the pictures, but I'm going to guess both are cockerels. The one with the larger crest seems too slicked back and roo-like.