sparkleeeeee Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 sorry for being really dim and you will probably think its obvious but i am not good at sexing chickens and i have been waiting to see if any of them do a cock -a-doodle-do before knowing for sure. i am now convinced that i have possibly two silkie cockerels and one hen. or three cockerels i have looked at photos on the internet and silkie cockerels seem to have a bulb comb (which two possibly three of mine have). what do you think? one has a big bulb, one slightly smaller and i am not sure about the third as looking at it its a bulb as well i have added some photos to my album i am going to have to rehome them as we have a snotty neighbour, does anybody want them? its a shame as they are really tame and are soooo lovely. i ill put an add in the free section. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Oh dear Sparkleee, that first picture definitely looks like a cockerel Lovely chap though. Maybe he won't be a loud crower if he's on his own? Can't tell with the other two, if they are the same age I would have thought they would be better developed by now. I may be wrong though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkleeeeee Posted October 5, 2007 Author Share Posted October 5, 2007 hi snowy i think the other two are slightly younger and the second one is getting bigger wattles by the day and the bulb comb is getting bigger and redder. the smaller one i was always convinced was a hen (just because she looks like a hen) but now i am not sure. the bigger ones are always sparing now and are the only ones who confront the new marans and sussex by doing a kind of karate kick at them its a shame as they are so affectionate but i took the risk when i got them as they were not sexed. do you know if the hens still have the bulb type comb? all my other breeds of hen have spiky combs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
feemcg Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Hi, I don't know much about Silkies but looking at your photos and checking on Feathersite, I'm afraid yours look like boys - the girls seem to have barely any comb or wattles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snowy Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 I've only seen a few silkies - there was a small family of black silkies at a farm we went to recently. As Fee says, the hens have hardly any comb and wattles. Here is a picture of a hen - no wattles: http://www.1976design.com/blog/archive/2003/09/26/chickens/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shirl Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Silkie hens don't have any kind of bulb comb. The cocks also have longer fine festhers on the head whereas the hens are just rounded. I successfully sexed at pair at a local animal park the other day the OH was impressed! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chocchick Posted October 5, 2007 Share Posted October 5, 2007 Someone like Cinnamon had a similar thread with a picture, and it was decided that he was a cockeral. Might be worth searching. They are gorgeous, I love the one with his/her face right near the camera Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparkleeeeee Posted October 5, 2007 Author Share Posted October 5, 2007 i put an advert in the adtrader online this afternoon and they immediately called me back. they were checking it wasnt a hoax they said that sometimes neighbours put adverts in the newspaper. i hope i can find them a good home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
