Black silkie chicken gender

Daisyd08

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I Have this lovely black silkie.
3 months old. Any ideas if it's a hen or roo?

Thank you :)
 

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Silkies are notoriously difficult to sex. Cockerels develop sort of wispy trailers in both crest and tail. Pullets have more rounded, neat and tidy crest and tail. Yours is at that still growing in phase leaving it at wait and see
 
Silkies are notoriously difficult to sex. Cockerels develop sort of wispy trailers in both crest and tail. Pullets have more rounded, neat and tidy crest and tail. Yours is at that still growing in phase leaving it at wait and see
Yes!! I have a few so I am constantly living on edge waiting for a crow or an egg 😂

This one really has me stumped. I have another splash that I think is a Cockerel. The two splash I have are from the same hatch. One is smaller more fluffy flatter comb. The other swoop back hairstyle, comb is sticking out and the legs/ feet are way bigger.
The first picture is suspected cockerel. The side by side is the two faces together and then last pic is the "pullet"

This is just from information ive gathered. Never had a silkie roo so I really don't have much to go off
 

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The side by side shows the comb size difference very clearly. I think you're right on the 2 splash. What is the black's comb like compared to the splashes?
 
It's flatter/ smaller than the "cockerel" splash.
 

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