Silkies Hens or Roosters

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EEBLACKCOPPERMARAN

EEBLACKCOPPERMARAN

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Oct 11, 2011
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Hi!
I have 4 3/4 month old silkies and don't know yet if they are hens or roosters. ( I hope they are hens, I have a lot of roosters already!) Thanks!!

#1 Buff silkie



Side view of #1 Buff



Back View of Porcelain #1 (Because of its streamers I am suspicious of the porcelain being a rooster)


Porcelain #1


Comb view of porcelain #1
 
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Do you have pictures of the parents? The buff kinda looks like a cockerel to me. It is just so hard to tell. And the porcelain looks like a pullet to me.

The thing that has worked well for me at this age is to listen to their voices and see what they say. The females have a different tone and seem to ask questions. And they have a sweet voice. The boys also have a tome and do some fast cluckcluck(tacato) matter of fact a bit. Any behavior patterns? Watch them play (but I have had some boys that had real sweet voices too) :/

Yes they are beautiful;!
 
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The porcelain looks like a pullet to me, and I'm not sure on the buff. Do you have a comb shot of the buff? I'm thinking it might be a cockerel, but I'm not sure.

Like everyone else said, gorgeous birds
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