I was getting frustrated that my white silkie hen wasnt laying, then one day she crowed... I thought she was a hen until that point as HE had no wattle or if he did it was tiny and hidden... I switched from silkies to bantam polish as I like to grow out my birds before i sell them and there is no point in me growing them out if i cant sex them... The silkie im talking about was the bearded variety it is easier to tell on unbearded silkies as they do have bigger combs and wattles... My partridge unbearded roo was obvious at about 5 months. but unfortunately a lot of the time you may have to wait for a crow or an egg!
