Watching the silkies... when will we know?

[Chookchicken]

They are both starting to look like cockerels. But I’ll give them the benefit of the doubt and say they are still to young to say for sure.

 

[ForTheLoveOfSilkies]

Some people say you can tell by beak sometimes - pullet longer beak, cockerel shorter beak and a little more rounded so S1 pullet, S2 cockerel is a guess looking at the photo of them together. S2 looks like a slightly more raised comb too but they can develop at different rates though. But neither comb looks wide as a cockerels sometimes is, so more time will tell

 

[Xouie]

Update (8 weeks, 2 days):

The silkies are extremely camera shy, so I’ve just done the best I could here.

Specimen 1 is very tiny and round all over. No remarkabletail feathers, no feather irridescence. Poofy head, and what I guess is a beard. I’m just not getting a sense of boyishness here yet. I think S1 is going to keep me guessing til a crow comes out one end or an egg comes out the other.

Now Specimen 2 is another story altogether. He’s at least a third bigger than #1, with bigger thicker legs. He already has a classic long swept back crest. His tail feathers are more distinct and blue/green iridescent. He will crow someday, I’m sure of it. This guy just says “I’m a cockerel.”

 

[LadiesAndJane]

Update (8 weeks, 2 days):

The silkies are extremely camera shy, so I’ve just done the best I could here.

Specimen 1 is very tiny and round all over. No remarkabletail feathers, no feather irridescence. Poofy head, and what I guess is a beard. I’m just not getting a sense of boyishness here yet. I think S1 is going to keep me guessing til a crow comes out one end or an egg comes out the other.

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Now Specimen 2 is another story altogether. He’s at least a third bigger than #1, with bigger thicker legs. He already has a classic long swept back crest. His tail feathers are more distinct and blue/green iridescent. He will crow someday, I’m sure of it. This guy just says “I’m a cockerel.”
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Looks like you have a pair at this stage anyway.