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[Electricbarbarella]

How long till you can tell for sure, I am fairly convinced the wyandoote bantam anbd the silkie are girls, the pekin was rehomed about 4 weeks ago because he started crowing, I knew he was a boy from day 1. I have looked at all the pics and they look like girls but when do you know for sure, do banties mature quicker than large breeds?

Edited October 8, 2009 by Guest

[tom123]

You would be able to by now except with silkie Could you pop some pictures on?

 

Tom

[Griffin]

Post photos and we'll have a go

[Electricbarbarella]

ok bear with me

[Electricbarbarella]

[tom123]

Silkie I would say boy And I think the Wyandotte is a boy as his feathers are quite long and swooping! Quite pointy as well

 

Good Luck

Tom

 

edited to add...

 

here is a picture of a pair of silver laced wyandotte bantams. Note the cockerels tail, saddle and hackle feathers compared to the hen.

 

Edited October 8, 2009 by Guest

[Griffin]

The comb on the Silkie looks quite big and the hair is swept backwards so I'd say that might be a boy. My 20 week old Silkie girl still hasn't got any wattles.

[Jools]

I think two boys as well. The Silkie is just on instinct as I haven't seen that many, but the dotte has very pointy neck feathers which is a bit of a giveaway. Sorry.

[Electricbarbarella]

not a great success rate then, out of 8 eggs, 3 hatched and they are all boys. not sure I'll bother with hatching again.

I thought the wyandotte saddle feather looked very droopy as well, and the silkie is quite well developed facially.

[tom123]

That's a shame but that's the deal with hatching. I haven't been to lucky either this year. Out of 6, 3 boys and 3 girls. Out of 15, 5 hatched and about 1-3 of them might be girls

 

I can take the wyandotte off you if you would like? Where do you live? PM me if you are interested.

 

Tom

[Griffin]

Don't let it put you off hatching, it goes the other way too. This year I've had 4 out of 4 Gold Brahmas being girls and my very first hatch was 5 girls out of 6. The others have made up for it by being mainly boys but that's not the point

[Lewis]

If you wanted to hatch again, I'd say do it April/May time, as you're more likely to get more chicks from the eggs, and more girls.

 

We set 12 eggs and I have a grand total of 1 girl left

[woffle]

I'd say the silkie was a boy, our girl has less facial furniture and a softer hairdo at 19 weeks. They are notoriously difficult to sex though so I don't think you can really tell until they lay / crow...

[Electricbarbarella]

well having spent most of the day googling pics I would agree that they are both boys, I have found them a lovely new home at the park farm nearby. Although the poultry man there said he might keep the wyandotte for himself if I didn't mind. so they will have lady friends and be able to crow away to their hearts content. While I am a bit sad you have to be prepared for this when you start hatching. And I have enjoyed the experience, as well as being educational for the kids.

[Egluntyne]

I'd say the Wyandotte is a boy, for all the reasons mentioned above. I've no experience of Silkies.

[craftyhunnypie]

Both boys. The silkie as it has the classic ' streamers' coming off his hairdo at the back & also his wattles. The wyandotte does seem to have very pointy feathers near the tail - my wyandotte girls tails are more of a bun / pom pom tail.

 

Stunning birds though.

 

P.S. I hatched 5 eggs & got 3 girls this year & 2 boys. So quite good, as I thought I could only hatch boys.

 

Emma.x

[Settie]

Hi, I have got 2 25 week old ana one is a silkie, I got them at 18 weeks old. I also had some 12 week old poland chicks, but they got killed by rats.

 

I would say the silkie is defenetly a girl and the other one I think by the shape and comb size is a girl too. But mabey I am not the person to ask, I am olny 11 but love hen!

[thebdj]

I have 7 silkies now and whilst I wouldn't consider myself an expert, have seen them grow and seen the obvious differences beween them.

 

In the case of your pictures I would say you almost certainly have a boy. In fact I am so confident, I am going to attempt to build a reputation by staking this claim! The 'hairdo' is quite swept back and almost looks 'receding' where the comb is starting to develop. I have some pictures of 3 of my 'girls' from about this age, one of which became a cockerel! The two that ended up as girls have very blatant 'pom pom' heads whereas the Cockerel looks just like yours!

 

No comment on the 'dotte.

 

Justin (Now eagerly awaiting gaining a reputation from his first Omlet 'sexing')

[Redwing]

Justin - that certainly sounds good!

[Muvver hen]

oh boy!! i have the same problem.Lonely is now nearly 16 weeks old as are the two silkie chicks that i got him or her for company.one day i think they are girls ,the next differently.the silkies have more of a pom pom top than the pics above but have just developed face furniture this week.No crowing from any of them YET!! Also lonely is light sussex not orpington as i thought. Hey ho its fun .