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Is this a hen??!!
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victoria_plum
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Location: Southern Hampshire
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Is this a hen??!!
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September 18, 2010, 17:42 »
I'm worried my 17 week Silkie is developing 'boy' wattles?!! What do you think?
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GrannieAnnie
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Location: Kent
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September 18, 2010, 17:51 »
Silkies are difficult victoria, but it looks like a girl to me! My youngest silkies are nearly 7 weeks now and I think I've got 2 boys and a girl again just from their combs. Not big, but just something about them.
Hope she's a girl!
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evie2
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Location: An exiled Scot in Derbyshire
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September 18, 2010, 21:20 »
Silkies always make me smile
they're the beatniks of the chicken world
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themagicaltoad1
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Location: Milton Keynes
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September 18, 2010, 21:53 »
I'd say it was a "she" as well. I would have thought at 17 weeks it would have started at least trying to crow if it had been a "he".
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sarah f
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Location: grimsby
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September 19, 2010, 08:04 »
looks like a girlie to me
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victoria_plum
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Location: Southern Hampshire
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September 19, 2010, 08:29 »
Phew.... thanks everyone.
Looks like we're still on track for three girls!
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GrannieAnnie
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September 19, 2010, 16:24 »
Fingers crossed for you Victoria!!
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Thingy
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Location: Beverley, UK
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September 19, 2010, 17:16 »
Don't worry, its a girl.
My girls have the same little wattles ^^
At 17 weeks you should defo be able to sex a silkie
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tesni
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Location: SE Wales
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September 19, 2010, 20:27 »
the wattles on the one at the back tho..... deffo a boy sorry
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themagicaltoad1
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Location: Milton Keynes
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September 19, 2010, 20:53 »
Hmmmm could be a girlie with a bad hormone problem lol I think Victoria plum will have to check this one out in more detail
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victoria_plum
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Location: Southern Hampshire
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September 19, 2010, 23:14 »
Hee hee! Yup
- that one's all man!
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