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28jen28

  • Joined Jun 2011
silkies
« on: June 14, 2011, 08:14:04 pm »
how easy is it to sex silkies? at what age is it possible?

sam.t

  • Joined Mar 2009
  • goole east yorkshire
Re: silkies
« Reply #1 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

28jen28

  • Joined Jun 2011
Re: silkies pic added
« Reply #2 on: June 15, 2011, 09:06:26 pm »

SumatraJohnny

  • Joined May 2011
  • Stockbridge, Hampshire,UK
Re: silkies
« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2011, 11:28:22 pm »
My guess is female left, male right.  Anyone agree?

benkt

  • Joined Apr 2010
  • Cambridgeshire
    • Hempsals Community Farm
Re: silkies
« Reply #4 on: June 15, 2011, 11:49:42 pm »
I'd have guessed the same!

sam.t

  • Joined Mar 2009
  • goole east yorkshire
Re: silkies
« Reply #5 on: June 16, 2011, 06:42:20 am »
yep same for me
sam :chook:

28jen28

  • Joined Jun 2011
Re: silkies
« Reply #6 on: June 16, 2011, 07:28:11 am »
thank you all

little blue

  • Joined Jun 2009
  • Derbyshire
Re: silkies
« Reply #7 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....
Little Blue

 

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