Thursday, April 1, 2010

Re: [CHICKENS-101] Silkie gender identification

 

Well, the 2  red birds with large dark red combs and wattles are "well up on leg".  They are the largest birds in the group of 5 reds.  The whites are all 3 large, but with small combs, no visible wattles.

Glad to hear things are going well.

Georgia

--- On Fri, 4/2/10, CathrynTherese Fitch Walden <cathryntherese@yahoo.com> wrote:

From: CathrynTherese Fitch Walden <cathryntherese@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: [CHICKENS-101] Silkie gender identification
To: CHICKENS-101@yahoogroups.com
Date: Friday, April 2, 2010, 12:14 AM



Georgia, If they aren't pullets with dark red combs and pronounced wattles, then they are cockerels.     Cockerels will have longer legs.  Their crests will have streamers.  Only the males have streamers in their crests, this trait is unique to silkie males.   I have had nonbearded silkie pullets with big ugly combs and large wattles.   Are they crowing yet?  Spent yesterday and today in a fib; now I have an appt for an electrocardiogram, my heart is behaving like it should.    Cathryn


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