Wat sex are these silkies

[Melmba]

I have 1 pure white silkie - assumed male

1 mixed minature silkie crossed with god knows wat

 

[EggSighted4Life]

Last 2 pics is the minature, i have 2 of these (only 1 in picture) one of them is laying eggs no idea which one

There are no first generation crosses in these photos.. as first generation Silkie crosses will NOT be Silkie feathered.. So if their is a cross.. it's either second generation to a Silkie split.. or just a different color.

The only male I'm seeing in the photos is the blue-ish boy in the background.

The little white non bearded Silkie.. is female. Cocks show their gender quite readily in most cases!

The larger white bearded one.. head looks all female.. get a side standing shot.. similar to the blue guy.. to look for saddle feather confirmation.

What makes you think cross, out of curiosity? Maybe there is something I'm not seeing.. But what I do see is two Silkie females.. one bearded and one not bearded. And yes the non bearded one.. doesn't conform to any color variety in the standard of perfection that I'm familiar with.. but still Silkied. So maybe just not pure for color.. White, can hide many things underneath.

 

[Melmba]

Pure white silkie frontals

 

[Melmba]

This is the minature cross

 

[Melmba]

female.


Sometimes there are hidden genetics.. wrong eye color can happen even in pure bred.

Poor (light) skin coloring is very common in Silkies. Pure breeds get it plenty, and only folks who care select against it and try top maintain breeds true to their original traits.


I see you'll have remind me age and show the standing stance. Are they regular feathers or SIlkied? Wide comb says cockerel, but age is hugely relevant.

The blue earlobes.. is my favorite!

Silkied feathers? Do you mean fluffy .. their all fluffy no regular chicken feathers like you get in warrens and leghorns ..

 

[MrFluffyandGirls]

This is the minature cross

This one looks like a roo to me

 

[MrFluffyandGirls]

Is it the comb?

Yeah, the comb looks bright and full, his head looks like a some streamers in the first picture and it stands a little tall in profile. The other bearded one looks more like a pullet to me because of the pom-pom tail and low carriage of the body.

*but who am I to Judge...I had a silkie I thought was boy until she laid a egg!

 

[Melmba]

This is week and half old minature chick next to my naked neck bowtie blue week and half old silkie .. soo tiny

 

[Melmba]

I have 1 pure white silkie - assumed male

1 mixed minature silkie crossed with god knows wat

Last 2 pics is the minature, i have 2 of these (only 1 in picture) one of them is laying eggs no idea which one

 

[Melmba]

Anybody ???