silkie gender

Hi there! New to silkies and I’ve just got myself a grey hen, buff roo and splash roo!! However someone has told me that my grey hen might actually be a roo?? Just want some help please!! The buff and grey are both around 8-9 months old, and the splash is around 4 months. Buff is the only one so...

We got five Silkie chicks in May and are wondering which are pullets and which are roos. They have been difficult to get photos of, but today I got two of them! One is 8 weeks and one is 7 weeks. Both have small combs so far. But Mo gives me some rooster vibes 🤔 Thoughts? 1) “Mo” - Black Silkie...

Maple has been one of the sweetest Silkie chicks we have and continues to be. We have 3 Silkies and as they developed we noticed that Maple grew faster than his "sister" Marble. We have had 5 suspected cockerels over these past few months, 4 have turned out to be just that..boys! However Maple...

I’ve been bouncing back and forth with this Silkie in particular trying to decide it’s gender. It is 6 months old. I’m leaning towards cockerel but not 100% sure? No crowing, no eggs (figured too young regardless). It does “call” the others over whenever I feed them though, if that matters...

Hi all! My friend sent me over some photos of their Silkies. Trying to guess gender for them. I’m thinking both splash are male, one buff is male (the one in the background), and one buff is female? They are 9 weeks old. These were the best photos they were able to get. Thoughts?

I’ve got my suspicions, but tell me what you guys think? 1- roo, that mean rooster stance, and he has some red waddles coming in. 2- I was thinking pullet but now I might be thinking rooster? Definitely less dominant but is the same size as 1 3-pullet, she’s little and sweet and has a...

Hi!! I’m a new silkie owner! A local breeder had some for sale and said this one could possibly be a pullet. And I know they’re hard to sex which is why we haven’t had this breed until now. Could anyone give me any educated guesses? They hatched 3/1 so he/she is 8 weeks.

Yes, I know they're way too young to sex. This is more just fun guesses while we wait for them to be old enough. The pictures are labeled by name in the top left corner. There are 4 chicks in total and each chick is a different color. June and Rain are sexlinked, so I'm pretty sure I know what...

Hi All! I picked these two up yesterday. they are unsexed but the lady told me she was almost certain they are pullets not roosters. maybe she just wanted to get rid of them and knew i was a sucker 😉 I have never had a frizzle bantam before but she runs like a pyscho super fast and screams...

This one has me stumped. For the longest time I was convinced it was a pullet. Now I'm starting to question that. The body is more tall, long and less fluffy. It's sister from the same batch is shorter and fluffier with a rounder body and crest. This chick's voice has gotten a little deeper...

hello, I inherited these two silkies from a nieghbor. not sure their ages or genders. They mostly stay together inside the coop, while the the rest of the flock frolics in our orchard.

Hi! I’ve heard that silkies are notoriously hard to judge the gender of until they’re older but I was wondering if anyone on here was a Silkie expert or had any ideas from experience on what gender my silkies might be! 😄😄🥰🥰❤️❤️🐣 Photos down below!! They are siblings and the white one is...

Anyone good at sexing silkies? We just figured out our Frizzle is a Rooster (I was so bummed). Really hoping our Silkie is a hen but I think I spot streamer feathers on the head? Gender thoughts? Thanks in advance!

This bantam Silkie behaviorally I think is a hen. They are the lowest in the pecking order of a four chicken mixed flock (two Easter eggers, two Silkies) they are skittish, and don’t try to get to higher places like the other Silkie. Usually they walk more squat than the other Silkie (like...

I was gone a week and now my sweet pullet Rosie looks a bit off. She has more tail feathers than before. Her brothers have pretty chunky tail feathers that drop at the tip. Hers are pretty thin. Her crest is a bit more messy and her comb has grown a bit. I really hope that those aren't...

This is Night. He's the sweetest chicken I've ever had. All it takes is for me to sit down for 5 minutes and he jumps on my shoulder. I've always thought he's a rooster because of his behavior and scrawny looking feathers, especially the tail. His sister (same age) has a way rounder crest...

Hello!! I've posted this before when my silkie was about six weeks, but it's been a few more weeks now and I'm wondering if anyone can identify it's gender. It's about 11-12 weeks, so I'm not sure if I should wait longer? I'm still feeling rooster, but I'm no expert, so I would appreciate...

Hi all! I had a thread earlier about the gender of my chicks. Thread 'Two 5 week silkies' https://www.backyardchickens.com/threads/two-5-week-silkies.1521519/ Currently my chicks (named Alfredo and Katsu) are on 6 weeks old. Here is the best photo timeline I have of them so you all can watch...

Anyone up for a little gender guessing? I've got 2 satins and 2 silkies. All about 7 weeks old except the mauve silkie is about a week older. I am so very fortunate to know for certain the gender of THREE of these cuties! I have a guess on the fourth but it is not confirmed. I'm excited to...

Hi all! I have a 16 week silkie and was wondering if anyone could tell me the gender yet 😁