silkie sexing

  1. allebasi4

    Yet another silkie gender guessing game (10 weeks)

    Hi! I hope ya’ll aren’t tired of silkie genders yet haha. This is my first and only silkie, so I’m not super familiar with them other than what I’ve read here. I know that they’re difficult to sex & I likely won’t find out until crowing/egg laying. I don’t need to find out now, but I’m just...
  2. J

    Pullets or roos?

    I have 3 silkie chicks that I'm not sure if they're roos or pullets. Almost 14 weeks. I think all pullets but that sounds to good to be true, considering I only hatched out 3 out of 4 eggs. I was told to post them on here once they were older. The chocolate one is having a bad hair day he/she...
  3. cluelesschickmother

    4 - 5 Month Bearded SILKIES!! Roos or Hens??

    I just bought these adorable four silkies from a local breeder that are about 4 1/2 months. She thinks they are all hens, but wasn't positive about the white paint or black/grey ones. As you can see they are all imperfect, which is why she was selling them, the buff is about a third the size of...
  4. M

    2 week old Silkie chicks male or female?

    I have two blue 2 week old silkies. One has a tiny comb while the other has none can anyone give me any ideas on what gender they both are ? And also if anyone can guess what type of silkies are they? I know it’s too early but I’m sure many of you raising silkies have some idea on it
  5. ansmith1999

    8 week silkie sex

    hello all (again!) after discovering one of my shes is really a he, I've decided to ask my sister if she'd be willing to take him in the future to keep him in the family. She's unsure of the sex of one of her silkies and obviously won't be able to take him if her she is also a he. Not sure if...
  6. Trisseh

    Icelandic, Silkie, and d’uccle chicks! :)

    I’m starting a thread for these guys to make it easier to track their progress and maybe help others to compare. :) so, the d’uccles first. Mille fleur, 3 weeks today, but pics from last week. I’ll update later today. Fanty (I believe this one is a cockerel) Mingo Badger - I’ll add pics for...
  7. FathertoFeathers

    Crowing Silkie looks like a pullet but is she?

    Hi everyone. I know that girls can crow but what’s really throwing me for a loop is the fact she does it all the stinking time. She crows constantly even though I have two other crowing cockerels. I thought a girl would only crow in the absence of a rooster but maybe not? here’s the Silkie...
  8. sassy1637

    The Sex my Silkie game

    Okay Ladies & Gentlemen, we are going to play a game of Sex my Silkies! I have looked at so many threads with Silkie sexing, and am still STUMPED. So, if you're bored, and want to throw out some input, please DO! :):wee This one hatched April 3rd (just over 3 months old, or 14 weeks old)...
  9. Jes78b

    Silkie sexing / silkie cross sexing

    Okay... so it's been a minute...but I'm gonna try to create a post and add pictures..pause for dramatic effect... of my chicks at 8 weeks old. This is clutch of 9, lovely mixed breed chicks. Dad is a buff bearded silkie and mom is a mix also of blue silkie and very golden EE. She is a beautiful...
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  10. H

    What Gender is Our Silkie?

    Hi! We were really hoping for a hen when we got our Silkie, but as Dolly is getting older, it is seeming she may actually be a rooster. Is about 12 weeks in age. Any thoughts??
  11. Thaney Design

    What Color Is This Silkie?

    I'm guessing this will be a cockerel, but I know Silkies are not an easy breed to sex. It's more a gut feeling. Anyway... here are the photos... what color will this Silkie be? Buff?
  12. Kungfoomanda

    Silkie...Pullet or Roo??

    As y'all know, Silkies are hard to sex. We have five beauties that we can use some help with. So let's play a game of Pullet or Roo!!! #1
  13. Aunt Angus

    Tired of Not Knowing!

    So I've got a couple of 13-week-old Silkies. I have posted pictures and people with far more experience than I have responded with conflicting answers/guesses or the ol' "wait until they crow or lay eggs." I don't blame them! Silkies are tricky, and my littles are hatchery stock, so they...
  14. Firrecat

    3 month Silkie chick Sexing- help please

    Hi, I’m new here but I’ve been lurking backyard chickens for awhile. I am new to raising chickens and about a month ago I brought home 3 silkie chicks. Below are the chicks when I got them at 7 weeks old My black silkie I’m pretty certain is a rooster. He has hackle feathers on his neck...
  15. Dawng97

    Silkie sexing

    I have read and read and read about how to sex a silkie and that they are notoriously hard to sex. I understand at this age it will be all guesses. I'm so impatient! If course I want hens but even if all six are roosters as long as there is no aggressive behavior they will be welcome. Soooo...
  16. RayrayB

    Sexing Silkies

    Hi! I have two super sweet 2 month old silkie chicks (both with frizzled genes). I know it is probably way to early to tell, but can anyone take a stab at their gender? Also, I can't decide if they are actually frizzled or not..I'm pretty certain my black one is, but I am new to silkies. Can...
  17. C

    Hen or rooster? 2 month old silkie. Photos included.

    I hatched some silkies in November and I’m really excited to see if they are male or female. One of them is different than the others. Of course this is the splash silkie that I love the most. There is a walnut or raised area that the others don’t have. My one adult female silkie that was...
  18. backyardchicks

    14 Week Silkies - Sexing Help?

    I have two Silkies that are 14 weeks old and I am having a difficult time telling if they are pullets or roosters. At first I thought pullets, but they are stumping me now with their crests. The first 4 photos(same bird) its new crest hairs seem to be all around its crest. Comb is pretty flat...
  19. lena_

    4 Month Old Silkies, Any Guesses On Gender?

    So my two silkies, Friz and Porg, are four months (at a guess) old now, and still no guess on their gender. I'm keeping them either way, but I would like to know your thoughts? I think both may be pullets, otherwise my OEGB rooster Gary, would have attempted to fight with them by now(he's...
  20. Jessi.Smith

    Sexing Silkie Game

    I have some silkies that are about 7 weeks. For the life of me, I can't tell "streamers" from hen poofs. I am posting some pictures in case any one is up for the silkie sexing game...
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