sexing silkie chickens (9 wks old)

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My silkies are now 9 weeks old and I still can't tell hens from roosters. When will I be able to tell the difference?

My cornish rocks that are the same age are easy to tell apart.

-- anita in NC (anitaholton@mindspring.com), December 18, 2001

Answers

go out there,, early in the morning,, see which ones leave the toilet seat up,,, those are the roosters

-- stan (sopal@net-port.com), December 18, 2001.

My oldest showed Silkies for years. In a few more weeks you will start to see the combs change. They are great to raise, very sweet birds.

-- bergy (bergy@psbnewton.com), December 19, 2001.

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