Should I get a rooster?

[Crazy Chicken Lady10]

Why would you want a silkie rooster? Not a snide question but unless you are especially in love with that breed there are likely better choices. Silkies don't see well at all and a rooster's job is watching out for predators, plus if there are predators a silkie could get picked off pretty easy when free ranging.

As others have said you won't get chicks unless your hens sit on the eggs for 3 weeks and most hens will never do that. Your hens likely would have already been trying to hatch their unfertilized eggs if they were likely to go broody.

A tiny adult OEG Bantam rooster is another good option if you don't want fertilized eggs. They are very beautiful, alert and smart but too small to actually breed full sized hens. I have two bantam roosters with my mixed flock, they breed with the bantam hens and try to do the deed with the big girls but can't reach. Regardless they are wonderful little guards that warn the hens of any threats and tidbit for them.

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Thank you for the advice