Update- Peanut is almost 16 weeks old and still not sure if they are a cockerel or pullet. My other two Silkie roos from this batch have been crowing for weeks and have large combs. Peanut has not crowed. The comb has not developed any further and is flat in comparison to my other roos, but just...
These are my two Starlight Green Eggers. They are 16 weeks. They were straight run, and I am new to chickens so still learning how to tell pullets from cockerels. I would guess at 16 weeks they would be showing more rooster signs? 🤷🏻♀️ Their neck feathers have a pointed pattern but up close...
Oh wow, mine do not have combs and waddles that developed yet. Maybe there is still hope they could be hens. Thanks for sharing. I need to get some pictures of mine!
Curious at what point you realized he was a rooster. We have two that are about 13-14 weeks old and still unsure if they’re male or female. I can’t find many pictures or info to be able to make a guess.
Thank you! Interesting! I have another Silkie from the same hatch who has a much larger comb at this point (he is unquestionably a cockerel), so I was assuming that these two have small combs. But I am very new to this, so I have nothing to compare too. Seems I may have several roos! Thanks for...
We got five Silkie chicks in May and are wondering which are pullets and which are roos. They have been difficult to get photos of, but today I got two of them! One is 8 weeks and one is 7 weeks. Both have small combs so far. But Mo gives me some rooster vibes 🤔 Thoughts?
1) “Mo” - Black Silkie...