Jun 8, 2016 #1 00Zaa00 In the Brooder Jun 8, 2016 10 3 14 what is this silkies gender? It's about 5-6 weeks old.
Jun 8, 2016 #2 Poultry parent Songster Jun 1, 2016 1,778 214 146 A small county in Virginia with silkies it's really hard to tell, when it's head feathers come in it's easier or you could wait till they crow or lay an egg!
with silkies it's really hard to tell, when it's head feathers come in it's easier or you could wait till they crow or lay an egg!
Jun 8, 2016 #3 RhodeRunner Songster 11 Years Feb 22, 2009 1,548 181 231 Ashtabula, Ohio That isn't a Silkie, that's a Cochin. I'd wait a few more weeks for the gender. Cochin boys tend to get pretty red and large in the comb early on.
That isn't a Silkie, that's a Cochin. I'd wait a few more weeks for the gender. Cochin boys tend to get pretty red and large in the comb early on.
Jun 8, 2016 #4 howfunkyisurchicken Crowing 11 Years Apr 11, 2011 9,281 832 391 Tn Agree, its a Cochin. It's comb and wattles look pretty red in the picture, it could be a cockerel. I'd wait a few weeks to be sure.
Agree, its a Cochin. It's comb and wattles look pretty red in the picture, it could be a cockerel. I'd wait a few weeks to be sure.