what gender do you think these two are??

[ChickenLove6]

It's probably to early to tell but can anyone guess what gender my light sussex cross silkie chicks are?

 

[Mountain Peeps]

Those cuties are pullets as of now.

 

[popsicle]

I think skin color in silkie crosses can be sex linked--in which case you could have a pair with the dark skinned one being the pullet.

I'm not having any luck finding how the linkage works at the moment.

ETA: here is a relevant post: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/901272/silkie-cross-genetics#post_13740319

 

[ChickenLove6]

Those cuties are pullets as of now.

Haha hopefully! Thanks for the reply!

 

[ChickenLove6]

I think skin color in silkie crosses can be sex linked--in which case you could have a pair with the dark skinned one being the pullet.

I'm not having any luck finding how the linkage works at the moment. 

ETA: here is a relevant post: https://www.backyardchickens.com/t/901272/silkie-cross-genetics#post_13740319

Thankyou! Hopefully the black one will be a pullet then. I'm a bit confused about the yellow one because it has black and white skin, it's different all over its body. But I have a feeling it's a boy