What is the gender of the silkie chick ?

[esme13]

I thought this might be fun. For those who own silkies and want to test their knowledge and for those new to the chicken world. Photos are from week 1 and week 2. Blue silkie has been DNA certified for gender.

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Ooh, fun! I wish I knew more about guessing the gender of silkies. I currently have 3, 4 week old silkies. I’m going with male, but it’s just a guess.

 

[sourland]

Why, it's a cockerel of course.

I have a 50% chance of being correct.

 

[JedJackson]

You seem happy about it, so I'm guessing pullet.

 

[LadiesAndJane]

I am going with male.

 

[Mmanist]

I thought this might be fun. For those who own silkies and want to test their knowledge and for those new to the chicken world. Photos are from week 1 and week 2. Blue silkie has been DNA certified for gender.

Cock a doodle dooooo!

 

[esme13]

A frontal view included

 

[esme13]

Gender reveal! A lot of you definitely had some great responses! . This is my second ever dna test which confirmed my assumption. Looks can be deceiving for these little ones. Personality is what has been my best help. She was very calm, usually towards the back of the group and never tried to size up with anyone. Both hens I’ve now had sexed had tiny like poofs on their heads.
Not sure if males tend to have larger ones from birth?

We would have been happy with either gender. I just like knowing

 

[Lemon-Drop]

Gender reveal! A lot of you definitely had some great responses! . This is my second ever dna test which confirmed my assumption. Looks can be deceiving for these little ones. Personality is what has been my best help. She was very calm, usually towards the back of the group and never tried to size up with anyone. Both hens I’ve now had sexed had tiny like poofs on their heads.
Not sure if males tend to have larger ones from birth?

We would have been happy with either gender. I just like knowing

Well, I was wrong!

 

[cherrynberry]

You seem happy about it, so I'm guessing pullet.