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Poultry and Pets => Chicken Chat => Topic started by: mandarincloth on October 20, 2010, 22:11

Title: male or female silkies
Post by: mandarincloth on October 20, 2010, 22:11

hi all ive had my silkies for about 4 months and they were approx 9 weeks old. these are the first chickens ive kept. can anyone tell me from the pics weather they are hens or cocks? 2 look very different from the other 2.

here is a link to the photos please comment under the pictures thanks

http://www.flickr.com/photos/52687151@N08/

Title: Re: male of female silkies
Post by: grenhouse on October 20, 2010, 22:27

Looks pretty obvious to me! The ones with the large combs and wattles look like cocks, the ones with big fluffy pom poms look like girls. (I have been wrong in the past though!).
Steve

Title: Re: male of female silkies
Post by: mandarincloth on October 20, 2010, 22:34

Quote from: grenhouse on October 20, 2010, 22:27

Looks pretty obvious to me! The ones with the large combs and wattles look like cocks, the ones with big fluffy pom poms look like girls. (I have been wrong in the past though!).
Steve

thanks for the reply steve.  ive been told that silkies have like a ball on top of there beak. plus ive not heard a cock a doodle doo? after i had them a few weeks i thought it was obvious too but when i asked the breeder he said it was to early to say ( if they are he will swap them for hens) i really dont know?

Title: Re: male of female silkies
Post by: GrannieAnnie on October 20, 2010, 22:41

I would say the pom poms are defo girls, but not sure about the others.  I have 3 Gold Silkie boys (Klaus and his 2 sons) and they have HUGE round combs.  Looks quite painful actually!  :D

I'll see what pics I've got for comparison.  but I think different silkies have different heads and combs.  My 2 white hens don't have pom poms, but the cuckoo hen does have a frizzy hairdo! :D


Mmmm can't find a decent one of Fluffy the Cuckoo hen

Title: Re: male or female silkies
Post by: francais on October 24, 2010, 18:26

Not sure if this is the norm, but as for the crowing, my boy didn't start to cow for Months! He was hatched in May this year and only started crowing 2 weeks ago!