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Livestock => Poultry & Waterfowl => Topic started by: 28jen28 on June 14, 2011, 08:14:04 pm

Title: silkies
Post by: 28jen28 on June 14, 2011, 08:14:04 pm

how easy is it to sex silkies? at what age is it possible?

Title: Re: silkies
Post by: sam.t on June 14, 2011, 09:01:24 pm

i can only do them from 6 weeks + then i find them pretty easy from the shape at the top of their heads :chook:
sam

Title: Re: silkies pic added
Post by: 28jen28 on June 15, 2011, 09:06:26 pm

(http://i94.photobucket.com/albums/l113/demelzah/006-6.jpg)

Title: Re: silkies
Post by: SumatraJohnny on June 15, 2011, 11:28:22 pm

My guess is female left, male right.  Anyone agree?

Title: Re: silkies
Post by: benkt on June 15, 2011, 11:49:42 pm

I'd have guessed the same!

Title: Re: silkies
Post by: sam.t on June 16, 2011, 06:42:20 am

yep same for me
sam :chook:

Title: Re: silkies
Post by: 28jen28 on June 16, 2011, 07:28:11 am

thank you all

Title: Re: silkies
Post by: little blue on June 16, 2011, 09:15:04 pm

I'm sorry, but that photo really did make me smile ... I love their spikey hair-do!

had our Silkie when he was all grown up, so not really seen them like that....