What gender are these silkie chicks

ChickenLover2007

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May 22, 2020
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The chicks are a month and some. I know that it is a little early to tell, but I just want a guess
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Silkies are famously difficult to gender ID.
Honestly they are way too young. Agree the first one MAY be a boy, but I have seen females with comb spaces that wide. Also crests are no indication at this age in my experience. The male streamer feathers do not come in until later. If you must know before 3-4 months or even longer, you can send feather samples in to a company that does DNA gender testing.
You have some cute silkies, there! Enjoy them!🥰
 
Silkies are famously difficult to gender ID.
Honestly they are way too young. Agree the first one MAY be a boy, but I have seen females with comb spaces that wide. Also crests are no indication at this age in my experience. The male streamer feathers do not come in until later. If you must know before 3-4 months or even longer, you can send feather samples in to a company that does DNA gender testing.
You have some cute silkies, there! Enjoy them!🥰
Ah I don't mean streamers when I say the crests are suspicious :D in the silkies I've raised generally the females crests fill out more, but it's just overall way too early ^^
 

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